Definition

Noun 1. A small, fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes, having pink or white flowers: This is the common name for a specific species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is a low-growing, succulent perennial adapted to saline environments.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The salt marsh was dotted with the tiny pink flowers of Glaux maritima.
  • Botanists study Glaux maritima to understand plant adaptation to saline soils.
  • A key identifying feature of Glaux maritima is its fleshy, oval leaves.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific Classification: In formal botanical contexts, the binomial name is always used and is typically italicized. The genus name is capitalized.
  • The specimen was definitively identified as Glaux maritima.*

Variants and Related Words

• Sea milkwort: This is the most common English vernacular name for .
  • Look for sea milkwort growing along the upper edges of the salt marsh.
• Black saltwort: A less common alternative common name.

Synonyms

• Sea milkwort (n): The primary common name.
• Black saltwort (n): An occasional common name.

Noun

1. a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers