saltbush

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saltbush

/ˈsɒltbʊʃ/ UK
/ˈsɔːltˌbʊʃ/ US

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From salt + bush.

noun saltbushes

countable, uncountable Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes. The sand is cold beneath our bare feet and the dunes damp and spicy with marram grass and saltbush.
Similar: orach
countable, uncountable Sarcobatus vermiculatus (black greasewood, greasewood, seepwood)
countable, uncountable Baccharis halimifolia
Similar: consumption weed, eastern baccharis, groundsel bush, sea myrtle

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noun plant of the genus Atriplex

Español	armuelle
中文	濱藜 /滨藜 bīnlí, 濱藜屬 /滨藜属 bīnlíshǔ
Português	armoles
Français	arroche, bonne-dame
Deutsch	Melde
Italiano	bietolone
Română	lobodă
Русский	лебеда́ lebedá
العربية	سَرْمَق sarmaq, قَطَف qaṭaf, رُغْل ruḡl

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@misc{saltbush_2026,
  title = {saltbush},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saltbush},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}