pickleweed

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noun

Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).

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marsh samphireglasswortsea beansaltwortsea asparagusbeachwort
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Meanings

nounpickleweed (countable and uncountable, plural pickleweeds)

plural pickleweeds

  1. countableuncountableAny flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).

    Synonyms: marsh samphire, glasswort, sea bean, saltwort, sea asparagus

  2. countableuncountableA turtleweed (Bataceae spp.).
    1. countableuncountableespecially, saltwort (Batis maritima)

      Synonyms: beachwort

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).

Similar
marsh samphireglasswortsea beansaltwortsea asparagus

nounespecially, saltwort (Batis maritima)

Similar
beachwort
Also see
saltwort

Origin

From pickle + weed.

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APA

pickleweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickleweed

MLA

“pickleweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickleweed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pickleweed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickleweed.

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