Salsola
noun
Sal·so·la
\salˈsōlə\
Definition of Salsola
: a large genus of mostly Old World herbs or shrubs of the family Chenopodiaceae with variously shaped often prickly leaves and small greenish flowers whose 4- to 5-parted perianth remains investing the utricle — see barilla, russian thistle, saltwort
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Origin and Etymology of salsola
New Latin, from Italian, a plant of the genus Salsola, from salso salty, from Latin salsus — more at sauce
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