Genus Cakile (Noun)
Meaning
Small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The small genus Cakile, also known as searocket or sea rocket, can be found in North America and Europe's sandy shores.
- Seabeach evening primrose often shares habitats with Cakile on beaches with sandy soil.
- Species in the Cakile genus, with succulent leaves and stems, help prevent sand dune erosion on coastal beaches.
- One distinct feature of plants within the Cakile genus is the leaf arrangement which ranges from opposite to alternate along the stem.
- As succulent annual herbs, the genus Cakile's searocket can easily be grown on North America's eastern sandy beaches and shorelines.