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Saltbush
Meaning
Noun
●
In Caryophyllales order plants & Goosefoot subfamily plants:
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.
●
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (black
greasewood
,
greasewood
, seepwood)
●
Baccharis halimifolia
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
saltbush
English
bush
English
busch
Middle English (1100-1500)
salt
English
sealt
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Orach
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