saltbush en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɒltbʊʃ/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ/ (US)
Etymology
From salt + bush.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.
The blasting music, not reduced one notch, continues to flow beautifully into the static of the surrounding saltbush, conveying the aura of the religiously spiritual in all worlds.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 186:The sand is cold beneath our bare feet and the dunes damp and spicy with marram grass and saltbush.
1993, Tim Winton, Land's Edge, Picador, published 2014, page 4:
- (countable, uncountable) Sarcobatus vermiculatus (black greasewood, greasewood, seepwood)
- (countable, uncountable) Baccharis halimifolia
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saltbushes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
four-wing saltbush · climbing saltbush · nodding saltbush · berry saltbush
Relateds
Synonyms
groundsel bush · sea myrtle · consumption weed · eastern baccharis · orach
Translations (57)
da mælde (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ro lobodă (plant of the genus Atriplex) · sh ло̀бода (plant of the genus Atriplex) · la ātriplex (plant of the genus Atriplex) · sl lobóda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · sk loboda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · kk көкпек (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ca blet moll (plant of the genus Atriplex) · uk лути́га (plant of the genus Atriplex) · hsb loboda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · pl łoboda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · uk лобода́ (plant of the genus Atriplex) · grc ἀτράφαξυς (plant of the genus Atriplex) · sv målla (plant of the genus Atriplex) · tr kara pazı (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ug ئالاپۇتا (plant of the genus Atriplex) · tt алабута (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ru лебеда́ (plant of the genus Atriplex) · eo atriplo (plant of the genus Atriplex) · sh lòboda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · cs lebeda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · lt balánda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ang melde (plant of the genus Atriplex) · hu laboda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · sq lëpjetë (plant of the genus Atriplex) · myv марч (plant of the genus Atriplex) · cmn 濱藜 /滨藜 (plant of the genus Atriplex) · es armuelle (plant of the genus Atriplex) · nv díkʼǫ́ǫ́zhí (plant of the genus Atriplex) · nog алабота (plant of the genus Atriplex) · la halimon (plant of the genus Atriplex) · cmn 濱藜屬 /滨藜属 (plant of the genus Atriplex) · hy թալ (plant of the genus Atriplex) · fo rímbløðka (plant of the genus Atriplex) · pt armoles (plant of the genus Atriplex) · nl melde (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ar قَطَف (plant of the genus Atriplex) · be лебяда́ (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ar رُغْل (plant of the genus Atriplex) · az sirkən (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ar سَرْمَق (plant of the genus Atriplex) · fr arroche (plant of the genus Atriplex) · mk лобода (plant of the genus Atriplex) · fr bonne-dame (plant of the genus Atriplex) · fi maltsa (plant of the genus Atriplex) · lv balodene (plant of the genus Atriplex) · it bietolone (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ky алабата (plant of the genus Atriplex) · de Melde (plant of the genus Atriplex) · uz olabuta (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ota قره پازی (plant of the genus Atriplex) · bg ло́бода (plant of the genus Atriplex) · ba алабута (plant of the genus Atriplex) · kk алабота (plant of the genus Atriplex) · no melde (plant of the genus Atriplex) · dsb łoboda (plant of the genus Atriplex) · la alimon (plant of the genus Atriplex)