Saltwort

[sɔ:ltwә:t]

Definition

(noun.) low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves.

(noun.) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash.

Edited by Hilda--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the Batis maritima, and the glasswort. See Glasswort.

Typed by Beryl