saltwort
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(noun) low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves |
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Synonyms: Batis maritima |
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Related Words: bush, shrub |
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(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash |
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Synonyms: Salsola kali, Salsola soda, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort |
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Related Words: bush, shrub |
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