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Definition of Saltwort

1. Noun. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash.

2. Noun. Low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves.

Definition of Saltwort

1. n. A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.

Definition of Saltwort

1. Noun. ''Batis maritima'', a plant distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes. ¹

2. Noun. ''Glaux maritima'', a plant in the primrose family (Primulaceae) and which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saltwort

1. a seaside herb [n -S]

Medical Definition of Saltwort

1. A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort. Black saltwort, the sea milkwort. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltwort

saltpetres saltpetrous saltproof salts saltshaker saltshakers saltus saltuses saltweed saltweeds

saltwork saltworks saltwort (current term) saltwort family saltworts salty salty waters salubrinal salubrious salubriously

salubriousness salubrities salubrity salue salued salues

Literary usage of Saltwort

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"С. В. Р. Sea Milkwort, or black saltwort. 2. GLAUX marítima, flore, alie. Tourn. Sea Milkwort, with a white Flower. 3. ..."

2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"С. В. Р. Sea Milkwort, or black saltwort. 2. GLAUX marítima, flore, alie. Tourn. Sea Milkwort, with a white Flower. 3. ..."

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