salicornia

/ (ˌsælɪˈkɔːnɪə) /

noun

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

Nearby words

salic, salic law, salicaceous, salicin, salicional, salicornia, salicylaldehyde, salicylamide, salicylate, salicylic, salicylic acid

Word Origin for salicornia

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

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Examples from the Web for salicornia

Salsola and salicornia are also very abundant, and show the saline nature of the soil.
Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory
In one of them, we saw Salicornia for the first time, which led us to believe that the salt water was close at hand.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
At a flood depth of one foot, the Salicornia dies and is succeeded by various sand plants.
Man and Nature|George P. Marsh
Salicornia and Binoe's Trichinium grew round the dry ponds, and along the small water-courses, into which the tide flowed.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

Other plants identified on the area were: common reed grass (Phragmites communis) and slender grass wort (Salicornia europea).
Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima|Glen E. Woolfenden