Samolus (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The dense patch of samolus weeds appeared after the nearby salt marsh began to overflow its banks.
- Samolus flowers have adapted to thrive in the moist and salty conditions found in coastal areas.
- On closer inspection, samolus plants had sprouted among the low-lying water pimpernels near the river.
- Biologists gathered samolus specimens from the salt marshes in the hopes of discovering new medicinal applications.
- Studies of the samolus genus have helped researchers to better understand botanical processes in saline environments.