SALTBUSH

saltbush

(noun) any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saltbush (countable and uncountable, plural saltbushes)

Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.

Synonyms

• orach

Source: Wiktionary


Salt"bush`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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