saltwort
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noun
any of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, especially belonging to the genus Salsola, of the amaranth family, as S. kali, a bushy plant having prickly leaves, or belonging to the genus Salicornia.
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| 1. | See also barilla glasswort, Also called: kali any of several chenopodiaceous plants of the genus Salsola, esp S. kali, of beaches and salt marshes, which has prickly leaves, striped stems, and small green flowers |
| 2. | another name for sea milkwort |
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Now, with the seepage of salty water from the ponds, his land produces nothing but saltwort and weeds.
Saline plants found on this site include the state endangered saltwort.
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