Meaning of SALTWORT
| Pronunciation: | | 'soltwurt
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- [n] low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
- [n] bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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| | Synonyms: | | barilla, Batis maritima, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda |
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| | See Also: | | Batis, bush, genus Batis, shrub | |
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| | Definition: | | \Salt"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as
the {Batis maritima}, and the glasswort. See {Glasswort}.
{Black saltwort}, the sea milkwort.
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