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saltwort
[ sawlt-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈsɔltˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
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noun
any of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, especially belonging to the genus Salsola, of the amaranth family, as S. kali, a bushy plant having prickly leaves, or belonging to the genus Salicornia.
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British Dictionary definitions for saltwort
saltwort
/ (ˈsɔːltˌwɜːt) /
noun
Also called: glasswort, kali any of several chenopodiaceous plants of the genus Salsola, esp S. kali, of beaches and salt marshes, which has prickly leaves, striped stems, and small green flowersSee also barilla
another name for sea milkwort
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