salicornia
noun
sal·i·cor·nia
ˌsaləˈkȯ(r)nēə
1
capitalized : a genus of fleshy maritime herbs (family Chenopodiaceae) having thick jointed leafless stems bearing minute flowers in the form of a spike that are succeeded by utricles containing a single seed see glasswort
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Salicornia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from French salicorne glasswort (from Catalan salicorn, from sali- —from L—+ corn horn, from Latin cornu) + New Latin -ia