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Definition of: saltwort
(sôlt′wûrt′) noun
1. Any of various maritime plants (genus Salsola), especially the common saltwort (S. kali), used in making soda ash.
2. Any of various glassworts, as the dwarf glasswort (Salicornia bigelovi) of the New England coast. [Prob. trans. of Du. zoutkruid]
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