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Salicornia

noun

glassworts

• Syn: ↑genus Salicornia

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Chenopodiaceae, ↑family Chenopodiaceae, ↑goosefoot family

• Member Meronyms: ↑glasswort, ↑samphire, ↑Salicornia europaea

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\\ˌsaləˈkȯ(r)nēə\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from French salicorne glasswort (from Catalan salicorn, from sali- — from Latin — + corn horn, from Latin cornu) + New Latin -ia — more at horn

1. capitalized : a genus of fleshy maritime herbs (family Chenopodiaceae) having thick jointed leafless stems bearing minute flowers in the form of a spike that are succeeded by utricles containing a single seed — see glasswort

2. -s : any plant of the genus Salicornia

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salicornia /sal-i-körˈni-ə/

noun

Any plant, such as glasswort, of the Salicornia genus of goosefoots, found on salt marshes and pebbly seashores, having jointed cactus-like stems

ORIGIN: Perh L sāl salt, and cornū a horn

Useful english dictionary. 2012.