saltwort

English

Etymology

From salt +‎ wort (“plant”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːlt.wəːt/, /ˈsɒlt.wəːt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/, /ˈsɔlt.wɚt/

Noun

saltwort (countable and uncountable, plural saltworts)

1. Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
   1. Of the family Amaranthaceae, including,
      1. Salsola and related genera within the subfamily Salsoloideae
      2. Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia) spp. (glasswort, pickleweed, swampfire, and marsh samphire)
      3. Tecticornia spp.
      4. Suaeda spp. (seepweeds or sea blites)
      5. Halogeton spp.
   2. Of the family Bataceae
      1. Batis spp.
         1. Especially, Batis maritima, turtleweed, a plant distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes.
   3. Of the family Primulaceae (primroses).
      1. Lysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima, sea milkwort, sea milkweed), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Synonyms

• (Batis maritima): beachwort

Derived terms

• black saltwort (Lysimachia maritima, syn. Glaux maritima)
• prickly saltwort (Salsola kali, syn. Kali turgidum)

References

• “saltwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “saltwort”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• saltwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• warlotts