pick·le·weed | \ ˈpi-kəl-ˌwēd 
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\Definition of pickleweed
: any of several succulent plants having leaves often reduced to scales or sheaths: such as
a : glasswort
b : a shrub (Allenrolfea occidentalis) of the goosefoot family growing in moist saline soils of the southwestern U.S.
c : saltwort sense 2
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The first known use of pickleweed was circa 1925
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