Salsola

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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