Groundsel Tree (Noun)
Meaning
A shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The beautiful groundsel tree added a unique touch to the salt marsh landscape with its white plumelike hairy tufts surrounding the fruit.
- Salt marshes in eastern North America are known to be home to this picturesque groundsel tree with its distinctive hairy tufts.
- Groundsel trees are not commonly found in all parts of the country, primarily thriving in the eastern and south central regions, and the West Indies.
- Birdwatchers visiting the salt marshes take great interest in the groundsel tree, particularly for the unique white plumes surrounding its fruit.
- Conservationists have taken extra measures to protect the groundsel tree, which finds its natural habitat in the salt marshes of eastern North America and the West Indies.