Pronunciation: ' pi-k ə l- ˌ w ē d
Function: noun
Date: circa 1925
: any of several succulent plants having leaves often reduced to scales or sheaths: as a : GLASSWORT b : a shrub ( Allenrolfea occidentalis) of the goosefoot family growing in moist saline soils of the southwestern U.S. c : SALTWORT 2