saltwort

American  

[sawlt-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈsɔltˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

1. 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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saltwort British  

/ ˈsɔːltˌwɜːt /

noun

1. 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 flowers See also barilla

2. another name for sea milkwort

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Etymology

Origin of saltwort

1560–70; translation of Dutch zoutkruid, equivalent to zout salt + kruid herb. See salt ¹, wort ¹

Example Sentences

The Świna delta is a naturalist’s delight, too, with muddy islandsdotted with sea rocket, prickly saltwort and beech woods.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2018

Even those meeting saltwort for the first time will find that the rest of the meal looks familiar.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2017

Some of the descriptions still apply to the place today – houses "where hang at open doors the net and cork", marshland with "samphire banks and saltwort", tarry boats and rounded flints.

From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2013

Barilla, a rich potassic manure prepared by burning certain strand plants, especially the saltwort, was also in the past largely exported from Sicily and Spain.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

Kali, kal′i, or kā′lī, n. the prickly saltwort or glasswort.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various