cakile (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cakile*:
NOUN	plant	Cakile, genus Cakile	small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe

English > *Cakile*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe.
Synonym	genus Cakile
Member of	Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family	A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers
Members	sea-rocket, Cakile maritima	salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy grey-green foliage
Broader	dilleniid dicot genus	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanish	cakile, genus cakile
Catalan	cakile, Cakile, genus cakile

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