saltwort

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UK/ˈsɔːlt.wəːt/UK/ˈsɒlt.wəːt/US/ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/US/ˈsɔlt.wɚt/

noun

Salsola spp. (Russian thistles) and related genera within the subfamily Salsoloideae.

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glasswortsswampfiresmarsh samphiresbeachwortpickleweedturtleweedsea milkwortsea milkweed
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Meanings

nounsaltwort (countable and uncountable, plural saltworts)

plural saltworts

  1. Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
    1. countableuncountableSalsola spp. (Russian thistles) and related genera within the subfamily Salsoloideae.
    2. countableuncountableSalicornia spp. (syn. Sarcocornia) spp.) (pickleweeds).

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      Synonyms: glassworts, swampfires, marsh samphires

    3. countableuncountableTecticornia spp. (samphires, glassworts, etc.)
    4. countableuncountableSuaeda spp. (seepweeds or sea blites).
    5. countableuncountableHalogeton spp., especially Halogeton glomeratus (saltlover).
    6. countableuncountableThose of the family Bataceae of turtleweeds
    7. countableuncountableBatis spp.,especially those of the species Batis maritima of plants distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes.

      Synonyms: beachwort, pickleweed, turtleweed

    8. countableuncountableThose of the family Primulaceae (primroses).
    9. countableuncountableLysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

      Synonyms: sea milkwort, sea milkweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSalicornia spp. (syn. Sarcocornia) spp.) (pickleweeds).

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glasswortsswampfiresmarsh samphires

nounBatis spp.,especially those of the species Batis maritima of plants distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes.

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beachwortpickleweedturtleweed

nounLysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

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sea milkwortsea milkweed

More synonyms by meaning

nounbushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

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barillaglasswortkalikelpwortSalsola kaliSalsola soda
Broader
shrubbush

nounlow-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves

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Batis maritima
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
barillaglasswortkalikelpwortpickleweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From salt + wort (“plant”).

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APA

saltwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltwort

MLA

“saltwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltwort.

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