HyperDic: atriplex_hymenelytra

English > 1 sense of the expression Atriplex hymenelytra:
NOUNplantAtriplex hymenelytra, desert hollyhandsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration
English > Atriplex hymenelytra: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninghandsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration.
Synonymdesert holly
BroadersaltbushAny of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil

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