Cakile (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The sandy shores along the Atlantic coast provide an ideal environment for cakile to grow.
- Cakile, an succulent annual herb native to North America and Europe, is commonly found on beaches with coarse sand.
- During the summer months, cakile flowers bloom along the shores of northern Europe, attracting various pollinators.
- Studies have shown that cakile effectively helps to stabilize sand dunes on beaches with shifting sands.
- As the seasons change, the succulent cakile shrivels and withers away, awaiting the warmer weather of the following year to sprout again.