Meaning | small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs. |
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Synonym | Batis |
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Member of | Batidaceae, family Batidaceae, saltwort family | family coextensive with genus Batis |
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Members | saltwort, Batis maritima | 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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Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
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Spanish | batis, Batis, genus batis |
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Catalan | batis, genus batis |
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