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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.
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
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
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