saltwort
noun
salt·wort
ˈsȯlt-ˌwərt 
-ˌwȯrt
1
: any of a genus (Salsola) of plants (such as the Russian thistle) of the amaranth family of which some have been used in making soda ash
2
: a low-growing strong-smelling succulent coastal shrub (Batis maritima of the family Bataceae) of warm parts of the New World
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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute managed to grow more than 100 pounds of sea asparagus, sea purslane and saltwort in 10-weeks, with just salt water and fish waste as fertilizer.
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
An Eastern pygmy blue butterfly, about as big as a fingernail, rests on its host plant, a saltwort, in an Everglades National Park prairie.
—Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 29 Jan. 2018
Even those meeting saltwort for the first time will find that the rest of the meal looks familiar.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 6 June 2017
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
An Eastern pygmy blue butterfly, about as big as a fingernail, rests on its host plant, a saltwort, in an Everglades National Park prairie.
—Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 29 Jan. 2018
Even those meeting saltwort for the first time will find that the rest of the meal looks familiar.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 6 June 2017
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“Saltwort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saltwort. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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