Salsolan.
/ˈsalsələ/ A genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the N.O. Chenopodiaceæ, found on the sea-coasts and salt-impregnated soils of warm and temperate regions, chiefly in the Old World; esp. S. soda, a species yielding soda. Also, a plant of this genus.
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glasswort1597
rock samphire1597
saltwort1597
soda1658
barilla1766
kelpwort1787
Salsola1801
roly-poly1857
Russian thistle1884
1801 J. Barrow Acc. Trav. Interior S. Afr. ii. 91 The plant..was a species of salsola, or salt-wort.
1890 E. F. Knight Cruise of ‘Alerte’ iv. 57 [An island] green with salsola or saltwort and other alcalescent plants.
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