Sea bean

Sea bean

Sea bean may refer to:

*Drift seed, a seed of any of a number of tropical plants growing in coastal areas, the seeds of which are found floating upon ocean currents, by means of which the seeds are dispersed.

*When used in a culinary context, several different glasswort plants of the genus "Salicornia" and called "salicorne".


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