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salt⋅wort

  [sawlt-wurt, -wawrt]
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–noun
any of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, esp. belonging to the genus Salsola, of the goosefoot family, as S. kali, a bushy plant having prickly leaves, or belonging to the genus Salicornia.
Origin:
1560–70; trans. of D zoutkruid, equiv. to zout salt + kruid herb. See salt 1 , wort 1
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salt·wort   (sôlt'wûrt', -wôrt')   
n.  

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Salsola, especially S. kali, native to the Old World, having stiff, awl-shaped prickly leaves and growing on sandy seashores.

  2. A strong-smelling succulent shrub (Batis maritima) native to warm coastal regions of the New World, having unisexual flowers and thick leaves that are flattened on the upper surface.

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