botany bay greens

botany bay greens
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: usually capitalized both Bs
Etymology: Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia
: an Australasian seashore plant (Atriplex cinerea) with an almost woody stem and scurfy foliage

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