Meanings
plural sea bluebells
- Mertensia maritima, a flowering plant in the genus Boraginaceae.
Sea Bluebells (Mertensia maritima) would seem a pleasant companion for Virginia Bluebells, and there is plenty of foliage all summer.
1943, Leaflets of the Lexington (Mass.) Botanic Garden, volumes 13-192 more examples
[…] I found two remarkable flowering plants, sea bluebells Mertensia maritima growing close to the water's edge in a prostrate configuration with grey-green leaves and light bluebell-shaped flowers, and sea beach sandwort […]
1994, Ernest Ingersoll, Explorers JournalBotanists have recognized three distinct plant communities containing rare species. One, the sea bluebell, is found nowhere else in BC.
2016, Dennis Horwood, Haida Gwaii: A Guide to BC's Islands of the People, 5th edition, →ISBNSynonyms: oyster leaf, oyster plant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMertensia maritima, a flowering plant in the genus Boraginaceae.
Translations
Dutch oesterblad
- oesterbladMertensia maritima
Finnish merihalikka
- merihalikkaMertensia maritima
French mertensie maritime
- mertensie maritimeMertensia maritima
Icelandic blálilja
- bláliljaMertensia maritima
Norwegian Bokmål østersurt
- østersurtMertensia maritima
Polish mertensja nadmorska
- mertensja nadmorskaMertensia maritima
Swedish ostronört
- ostronörtMertensia maritima
Cite this entry
sea bluebell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20bluebell
“sea bluebell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20bluebell. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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