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saltwort en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/ (US)
  • /ˈsɒlt.wəːt/ (UK)
  • /ˈsɔlt.wɚt/ (US)
  • /ˈsɔːlt.wəːt/ (UK)

Etymology

From salt + wort (“plant”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Amaranthaceae, including: ▸ Salsola spp. (Russian thistles) and related genera within the subfamily Salsoloideae.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Amaranthaceae, including: ▸ Salicornia spp. (syn. Sarcocornia) spp.) (pickleweeds).
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  3. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Amaranthaceae, including: ▸ Tecticornia spp. (samphires, glassworts, etc.)
  4. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Amaranthaceae, including: ▸ Suaeda spp. (seepweeds or sea blites).
  5. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Amaranthaceae, including: ▸ Halogeton spp., especially Halogeton glomeratus (saltlover).
  6. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Bataceae of turtleweeds
  7. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Bataceae of turtleweeds: ▸ Batis spp.,especially those of the species Batis maritima of plants distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes.
  8. (countable, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Primulaceae (primroses).
  9. (countable, in particular, uncountable) Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: ▸ Those of the family Primulaceae (primroses). ▸ Lysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Forms

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Deriveds

Mediterranean saltwort · black saltwort · prickly saltwort

Synonyms

sea milkweed · sea milkwort · marsh samphires · pickleweed · swampfires · beachwort · turtleweed · glassworts