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Saltwort

//ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Amaranthaceae, including,; Salsola and related genera within the subfamily Salsoloideae countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves wordnet
  3. 3
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Amaranthaceae, including,; Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia) spp. (glasswort, pickleweed, swampfire, and marsh samphire) countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash wordnet
  5. 5
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Amaranthaceae, including,; Tecticornia spp. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Amaranthaceae, including,; Suaeda spp. (seepweeds or sea blites) countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Amaranthaceae, including,; Halogeton spp. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Bataceae countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Bataceae; Batis spp. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Bataceae; Batis spp.; Especially, Batis maritima, turtleweed, a plant distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Primulaceae (primroses). countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:; Of the family Primulaceae (primroses).; Lysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima, sea milkwort, sea milkweed), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. countable, uncountable

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From salt + wort (“plant”).

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