Saltbush

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

saltbush
    n 1: any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that
         thrive in dry alkaline soil

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Saltbush \Salt"bush`\, n. (Bot.)
   An Australian plant ({Atriplex nummularia}) of the Goosefoot
   family.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Atriplex \Atriplex\ n.
   a genus of plants of the goosefoot family ({Chenopodiaceae});
   its members include species called {orach} and {saltbush}.

   Syn: genus {Atriplex}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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