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salt•wort
Pronunciation: (sôlt'wûrt", -wôrt"), [key]—
n.
any of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, esp. belonging to the genus
Salsola, of the goosefoot family, as
S. kali, a bushy plant having prickly leaves, or belonging to the genus
Salicornia.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.