SALTWORT


Meaning of SALTWORT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərt, -ˌwȯrt ]

noun

Date: 1568

1. : any of a genus ( Salsola ) of plants (as the Russian thistle) of the goosefoot family of which some have been used in making soda ash

2. : a low-growing strong-smelling succulent coastal shrub ( Batis maritima of the family Bataceae) of warm parts of the New World

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