sea primrose

noun

Samolus repens, a species of water pimpernel of salt meadows and crevices in cliffs sprayed by the sea common in temperate and subtropic coastlines of the South Pacific.

Similar
creeping brookweedcreeping bushweed

Meanings

nounsea primrose (plural sea primroses)

plural sea primroses

  1. Samolus repens, a species of water pimpernel of salt meadows and crevices in cliffs sprayed by the sea common in temperate and subtropic coastlines of the South Pacific.

    Synonyms: creeping brookweed, creeping bushweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSamolus repens, a species of water pimpernel of salt meadows and crevices in cliffs sprayed by the sea common in temperate and subtropic coastlines of the South Pacific.

Similar
creeping brookweedcreeping bushweed

Translations

Māori māakoako
  • māakoakoa species of water pimpernel
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APA

sea primrose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20primrose

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“sea primrose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20primrose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea primrose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20primrose.

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