BLACK SALTWORT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does black saltwort mean? 

• BLACK SALTWORT (noun)
  The noun BLACK SALTWORT has 1 sense:

1. a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers

  Familiarity information: BLACK SALTWORT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLACK SALTWORT (noun)

Meaning:

A small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black saltwort; Glaux maritima; sea milkwort; sea trifoly

Hypernyms ("black saltwort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("black saltwort" is a member of...):

genus Glaux; Glaux (sea milkwort)