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salicornia

British  
/ ˌsælɪˈkɔːnɪə /

noun

  1. any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of salicornia

C19: from Late Latin, perhaps from Latin sal salt + cornu a horn

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Decades ago, José Ramón Noriega planted salicornia on salt-affected farmland in northern Baja California, Mexico.

From New York Times Aug. 9, 2021

A new naturally green salt substitute produced from salicornia, a halophyte, has hit the market.

From New York Times Aug. 9, 2021

“The salicornia is really crisp and livens things up.”

From New York Times Oct. 18, 2010

“This is a salt-marsh species of lamb’s quarter,” said Norgren, surveying a plot of salicornia.

From New York Times Oct. 18, 2010

Hidden behind the folded hills, approached by lovely little glades and winding bridle-path, tosses and foams the Gave d'Aspe, its banks thickly set with willow and salicornia, its solitary coves inviting the bather.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

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