单词 | saltwort |
释义 | saltwort[ sawlt-wurt, -wawrt ] / ˈsɔltˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt / nounany of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, especially belonging to the genus Salsola, of the amaranth family, as S. kali, a bushy plant having prickly leaves, or belonging to the genus Salicornia. Origin of saltwort1560–70; translation of Dutch zoutkruid, equivalent to zout salt + kruid herb. See salt1, wort1 Words nearby saltwortsalt wasting, saltwater, saltwater taffy, salt well, saltworks, saltwort, salty, salty dog, salubrious, salud, salugi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for saltwortsaltwort / (ˈsɔːltˌwɜːt) / nounAlso called: glasswort, 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 flowersSee also barilla another name for sea milkwort 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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