saltwort

Other forms: saltworts

Definitions of saltwort
  1. noun
    bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
    synonyms: Salsola kali, Salsola soda, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  2. noun
    low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
    synonyms: Batis maritima
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    type of:
    bush, shrub
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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