Salicornia

See also: salicornia

Translingual

Salicornia europaea

Etymology

From Latin sal (“salt”) + Latin cornu (“horn”).

Proper noun

Salicornia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – succulent, salt-tolerant herbs (glasswort, pickleweed, swampfire, and marsh samphire).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Amaranthaceae - family; Salicornioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Salicornia perennis (chickenclaws) - type species; Salicornia bigelovii (dwarf saltwort), Salicornia depressa (Virginia glasswort), Salicornia maritima (slender grasswort), Salicornia rubra (red swampfire), Salicornia pacifica (Pacific swampfire), Salicornia utahensis (Utah swampfire) - selected other species; for other species see Salicornia on WikispeciesWikispecies or Salicornia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Salicornia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salicornia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Salicornia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Salicornia at USDA Plants database