saltbush

[ sawlt-boosh ]

/ ˈsɔltˌbʊʃ /

noun

any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil.

Origin of saltbush

1860–65; salt¹ + bush¹, so called because they thrive in saline or alkaline soils

Words nearby saltbush

saltatory evolution, saltatory spasm, salt away, salt bath, salt-box, saltbush, salt cake, salt cedar, saltcellar, salt chuck, saltchucker

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Example sentences from the Web for saltbush

Our path in the afternoon lay near the river over low ground, wooded with box, having an undergrowth of saltbush and polygonum.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria|William Landsborough
Ives followed, though he could see nothing but sand and saltbush in the direction indicated.
The Shadow of a Man|E. W. Hornung
About these scrubs the grass is very good and there is a luxuriant undergrowth of saltbush and salt herbs.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria|William Landsborough
The vegetation in this neighbourhood seems nearly dead, excepting the saltbush.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria|William Landsborough

The valley floor and valley terraces are dotted with saltbush, rabbitbrush, greasewood, and sagebrush.
Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico|John M. Corbett

British Dictionary definitions for saltbush

saltbush

/ (ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ) /

noun

any of various chenopodiaceous shrubs of the genus Atriplex that grow in alkaline desert regions

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	saltbush
释义	saltbush [ sawlt-boosh ] / ˈsɔltˌbʊʃ / noun any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Atriplex, having mostly alternate leaves and clusters of inconspicuous flowers, often growing in saline or alkaline soil. Origin of saltbush 1860–65; salt¹ + bush¹, so called because they thrive in saline or alkaline soils Words nearby saltbush saltatory evolution, saltatory spasm, salt away, salt bath, salt-box, saltbush, salt cake, salt cedar, saltcellar, salt chuck, saltchucker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saltbush Our path in the afternoon lay near the river over low ground, wooded with box, having an undergrowth of saltbush and polygonum. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria\|William Landsborough Ives followed, though he could see nothing but sand and saltbush in the direction indicated. The Shadow of a Man\|E. W. Hornung About these scrubs the grass is very good and there is a luxuriant undergrowth of saltbush and salt herbs. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria\|William Landsborough The vegetation in this neighbourhood seems nearly dead, excepting the saltbush. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria\|William Landsborough The valley floor and valley terraces are dotted with saltbush, rabbitbrush, greasewood, and sagebrush. Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico\|John M. Corbett British Dictionary definitions for saltbush saltbush / (ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ) / noun any of various chenopodiaceous shrubs of the genus Atriplex that grow in alkaline desert regions Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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