- Also called: glasswort, 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
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salt•wort
(sôlt′wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologyany 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.
- translation of Dutch zoutkruid, equivalent. to zout salt + kruid herb. See salt1, wort1 1560–70
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saltwort /ˈsɔːltˌwɜːt/ n
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