saltplants
nounUK /ˈsɔːltplɑːnts/
US /ˈsɔːltplænts/
Plants that can grow in very salty soil or water.
Saltplants like samphire grow along the salty edges of the sea.
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2. Plants used to make salt or grown in salt-rich conditions.
The farmers harvested saltplants from the coastal flats.
3. A general name for vegetation found in saline wetlands.
Saltplants covered the marsh where the tide came in.
4. Plants that store salt in their leaves and stems.
Some saltplants release salt through tiny glands on their leaves.