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Definition of Saltbush
1. Noun. Any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil.
Specialized synonyms: Atriplex Hymenelytra, Desert Holly, Atriplex Lentiformis, Quail Brush, Quail Bush, White Thistle
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Saltbush
1. n. An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.
Definition of Saltbush
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Atriplex'' of plants, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saltbush
1. a salt-tolerant plant [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Saltbush
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltbush
Literary usage of Saltbush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"Of these, only the Australian saltbush has attained any large degree of prominence
... The chief use of the Australian saltbush is for soiling purposes. ..."
2. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Australian saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata). — This plant is native to alkali
lands in Australia, where it has long been recognized as a valuable natural ..."
3. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"In southern California the Australian saltbush has become naturalized and moderately
aggressive in a few places, but elsewhere it has not shown this trait. ..."
4. On Horseback Through Nigeria; Or, Life and Travel in the Central Sudan by John Downie Falconer (1911)
"... shores of Chad—A disappointment—Canoeing on the lake—Mosquitoes and horseflies—Last
view of Chad—The saltbush or siwak- tree—A magnificent ..."
5. Irrigation with Surface and Subterranean Waters and Land Drainage with by Walter Gibbons Cox (1906)
"saltbush AND ITS CULTIVATION. There are few antagonistic conditions for which
there are ... Stock grazed on saltbush was also remarkably free from parasitic ..."
6. Australian Poets, 1788-1888: Being a Selection of Poems Upon All Subjects by Arthur Patchett Martin (1890)
"[Better known to Colonial readers as Old saltbush.] DESPAIR. To feel the heart-beat
brimming full of love, And know another brims as full for you ; Yet know ..."
7. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Fourwing saltbush can grow in such areas and improve site productivity and stability.
... In order to determine ways to grow fourwing saltbush under saline ..."
8. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"Of these, only the Australian saltbush has attained any large degree of prominence
... The chief use of the Australian saltbush is for soiling purposes. ..."
9. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Australian saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata). — This plant is native to alkali
lands in Australia, where it has long been recognized as a valuable natural ..."
10. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"In southern California the Australian saltbush has become naturalized and moderately
aggressive in a few places, but elsewhere it has not shown this trait. ..."
11. On Horseback Through Nigeria; Or, Life and Travel in the Central Sudan by John Downie Falconer (1911)
"... shores of Chad—A disappointment—Canoeing on the lake—Mosquitoes and horseflies—Last
view of Chad—The saltbush or siwak- tree—A magnificent ..."
12. Irrigation with Surface and Subterranean Waters and Land Drainage with by Walter Gibbons Cox (1906)
"saltbush AND ITS CULTIVATION. There are few antagonistic conditions for which
there are ... Stock grazed on saltbush was also remarkably free from parasitic ..."
13. Australian Poets, 1788-1888: Being a Selection of Poems Upon All Subjects by Arthur Patchett Martin (1890)
"[Better known to Colonial readers as Old saltbush.] DESPAIR. To feel the heart-beat
brimming full of love, And know another brims as full for you ; Yet know ..."
14. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Fourwing saltbush can grow in such areas and improve site productivity and stability.
... In order to determine ways to grow fourwing saltbush under saline ..."
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