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Definition of Saltworts
1. saltwort [n] - See also: saltwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltworts
Literary usage of Saltworts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Prince Edward Island by Francis Bain (1890)
"saltworts. 54. Goose-Feet are tall, woody-stem mod weeds with mealy leaves,
frequenting gardens. ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"... saltworts, Alkali-heath, and Cressa occupy the ground as an abundant and
luxuriant growth, such land is considered irreclaimable for ordinary crops ..."
3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1907)
"... the greasewood and the saltworts mentioned above. Uong the water courses
willows and cottonwoods are common, but iside from these the arable lands are ..."
4. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1853)
"... The present state of the Pennsylvania saltworts is, that on or about the 23
of December last, Col"' John Morris of the Jersey Royal Volunteers came with ..."
5. Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George Perkins Marsh (1865)
"... entirely stripped of their wood, chiefly to furnish fuel for saltworts.
Our author adds that other cases, similar to those already detailed, ..."
6. The Natural History of Prince Edward Island by Francis Bain (1890)
"saltworts. 54. Goose-Feet are tall, woody-stem mod weeds with mealy leaves,
frequenting gardens. ..."
7. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"... saltworts, Alkali-heath, and Cressa occupy the ground as an abundant and
luxuriant growth, such land is considered irreclaimable for ordinary crops ..."
8. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1907)
"... the greasewood and the saltworts mentioned above. Uong the water courses
willows and cottonwoods are common, but iside from these the arable lands are ..."
9. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State Library (1853)
"... The present state of the Pennsylvania saltworts is, that on or about the 23
of December last, Col"' John Morris of the Jersey Royal Volunteers came with ..."
10. Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George Perkins Marsh (1865)
"... entirely stripped of their wood, chiefly to furnish fuel for saltworts.
Our author adds that other cases, similar to those already detailed, ..."
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