salsola

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Salsola
    n 1: chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts [syn:
         {Salsola}, {genus Salsola}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Salsola \Sal"so*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. salsus salt, because they
   contain alkaline salts.] (Bot.)
   A genus of plants including the glasswort. See {Glasswort}.
   [1913 Webster]