salsuginous

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adjective

Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes.

OriginLatin salsugo →
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Meanings

adjectivesalsuginous (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablebiologyGrowing in brackish places or in salt marshes.

Origin

  1. Latinsalsugo
  2. Englishsalsuginous

From Latin salsugo, salsuginis (“saltness”), from salsus (“salted, salt”). Compare French salsugineux.

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APA

salsuginous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salsuginous

MLA

“salsuginous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salsuginous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salsuginous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salsuginous.

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