batis maritima

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Batis maritima
    n 1: low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of
         the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes
         and thick succulent leaves [syn: {saltwort}, {Batis
         maritima}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Saltwort \Salt"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as
   the {Batis maritima}, and the glasswort. See {Glasswort}.
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   {Black saltwort}, the sea milkwort.
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