saltbush
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In the east, the sky glowed orange and crimson, and the light illuminated a sea of saltbushes, sweet grass and wind-rippled dunes. — New York Times, "In Dubai, Flying With the Falcons," 17 Jan. 2018 Different varieties of sunflower, saltbush, sagebrush and poppies will eventually spread across the site. — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Parking lot becomes salt marsh in Del Mar wetland restoration," 17 July 2017 Kangaroos, wombats and giant herbivores called diprotodontids browsed on a variety of shrubby plants, including saltbush. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "Changing Climate, Not Humans, Killed Australia’s Massive Mammals," 26 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'saltbush.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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