SALSOLA - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts

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	Synonyms:	genus Salsola

	See Also:	caryophylloid dicot genus, Chenopodiaceae, family Chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sal"so*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. salsus salt, because they contain alkaline salts.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the glasswort. See {Glasswort}.