saltwort | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash | |
Synonyms: | glasswort kali kelpwort Salsola_kali Salsola_soda barilla | |
Related terms: | shrub | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves | |
Synonyms: | Batis_maritima | |
Related terms: | shrub Batis | |
Similar spelling: |
saltworks salter Saulter saltire Salters |