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salt·wort

 (sôlt′wûrt′, -wôrt′)
n.
1. Any of several plants of the genus Salsola, native to Eurasia and widely naturalized elsewhere, having stiff, prickly leaves and growing on seashores and in semiarid areas.
2. A low-growing succulent shrub (Batis maritima) native to warm coastal regions of the Americas, having small yellow flowers and thick aromatic leaves.
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saltwort

(ˈsɔːltˌwɜːt)
n
1. (Plants) Also called: glasswort or kali any of several chenopodiaceous plants of the genus Salsola, esp S. kali, of beaches and salt marshes, which has prickly leaves, striped stems, and small green flowers. See also barilla
2. (Plants) another name for sea milkwort
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salt•wort

(ˈsɔltˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt)

n.
any of various plants growing in saline soil, esp. those belonging to the genus Salsola.
[1560–70; translation of Dutch zoutkruid=zout salt + kruid herb]
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Noun1.saltwort - bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leavessaltwort - bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
2.saltwort - low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leavessaltwort - low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
Batis, genus Batis - small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Achillea millefolium (common yarrow) and Astragalus tener var titi (coastal dunes milk vetch)], effective propagation techniques are species-specific and other species, like Batis maritime, saltwort, do not readily grow from seed and require use of alternate methods (Zedler 2001).
In the Rio Grande valley, Texas seaside sparrows were found nesting in black mangroves, saltmeadow cordgrass (Spartina spartinae), and saltwort (Batis maritima; Phillips and Einem, 2003).
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hebrew Ruta chalepensis Aleppo rue Salicornia fruticosa Glasswort Salsola delileana Salsola kali Prickly saltwort Salsola longifolia Salsola tetragona Salsola tetrandra Salvia fruticosa Greek sage Sarcopoterium spinosum Thorny burnet Satureja thymbra Pink savory Scirpus littoralis Three-square bulrush Scrophularia canina French figwort Searsia tripartita Sumac Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba Spartium junceum Spanish broom Stipa legascae Feather grass Stipagrostis plumosa Desert grass Stipagrostis pungens Three-awn grass Suaeda sp.
vegetation around the lagoon is mostly of mangroves (Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus, 1753 and Laguncularia racemosa (L.) Gaertn, f.) and tule (Typha domingensis Persoon 1807), while saltwort (Batis maritima Linnaeus, 1759), pickleweed (Salicornia Linnaeus 1753), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene 1887) and saltbush (Atriplex Linnaeus 1753) occur at the edge of the lagoon and in vegetated patches in shallow spots within it.
(Serves 4) For the soup: 10 red heirloom tomatoes, coarsely chopped 1 cucumber, coarsely chopped 1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped Zest and segments of 1 ruby red grapefruit 1 red onion, peeled and coarsely chopped Small bunch mint leaves, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon mustard seed, toasted 1/2 stalk lemongrass, coarsely chopped 2 kaffir lime leaves, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup verjus Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste For the avocado: 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and finely chopped Juice of 1/4 lime 1/4 teaspoon mustard oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste To serve: Claws and tails of 2 lobsters, cooked Thinly sliced cherry tomatoes Thinly sliced radishes Micro mustard greens Micro saltwort Fennel fronds Mustard oil
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