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saltwort — /sawlt werrt , wawrt /, n. any of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, esp. belonging to the genus Salsola, of the goosefoot family, as S. kali, a bushy plant having prickly leaves, or belonging to the genus… … Universalium
saltwort — n. plant that belongs to the goosefoot family that has prickly leaves and small flowers and is found on sea beaches … English contemporary dictionary
saltwort — /ˈsɒltwɜt/ (say soltwert) noun any of various plants of sea beaches, saltmarshes, and alkaline regions, especially of the genus Salsola, as S. kali, a bushy plant with prickly leaves. {salt + wort2} …
Salsola kali — Taxobox name = Salsola kali image caption = S. kali regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Amaranthaceae subfamilia = Chenopodiaceae genus = Salsola species = S. kali binomial = Salsola… … Wikipedia
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Wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… … Wikipedia
List of wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… … Wikipedia
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desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area … Universalium
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