sea blite

[ blahyt ]

/ blaɪt /

noun

any of several halophytic herbs of the genus Suaeda, having fleshy leaves.

Nearby words

sea bag, sea bass, sea beet, sea bird, sea biscuit, seablite, sea blubber, sea bread, sea bream, sea breeze, sea buckthorn

Origin of sea blite

First recorded in 1755–60

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British Dictionary definitions for seablite

seablite

/ (ˈsiːˌblaɪt) /

noun

a prostrate annual plant of the goosefoot family, Suaeda maritima, of salt marshes, having fleshy alternate leaves and small green flowers

Word Origin for seablite

C18: sea + blite, via Latin from Greek bliton orache

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