| NOUN | plant | Batis maritima, saltwort | low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves |
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| Meaning | low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves. | |
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| Synonym | saltwort | |
| Member of | Batis, genus Batis | small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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