saltbush
[ sawlt-boosh ]
/ ˈsɔltˌbʊʃ /
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noun
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil.
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saltatory evolution, saltatory spasm, salt away, salt bath, salt-box, saltbush, salt cake, salt cedar, saltcellar, salt chuck, saltchucker
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saltbush
/ (ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ) /
noun
any of various chenopodiaceous shrubs of the genus Atriplex that grow in alkaline desert regions
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