NOUN | plant | Atriplex hymenelytra, desert holly | handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration |
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Meaning | handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration. | |
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Synonym | desert holly | |
Broader | saltbush | Any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil |
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