HyperDic: batis_maritima

English > 1 sense of the expression Batis maritima:
NOUNplantBatis maritima, saltwortlow-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
English > Batis maritima: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglow-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves.
Synonymsaltwort
Member ofBatis, genus Batissmall genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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