Saltwort
111alkali — [14] English acquired alkali via Latin from Arabic al qalīy ‘the ashes’, a derivative of the verb qalay ‘fry’. The implicit reference is to the plant saltwort (Latin name Salsola kali), which was burnt to obtain its alkaline ashes (Chaucer’s… …
112alkali — [al′kə lī΄] n. pl. alkalies or alkalis [ME alkaly < Ar al qily, for al qili, the ashes (of saltwort) < qalai, to roast in a pan] 1. any base or hydroxide, as soda, potash, etc. that is soluble in water and gives a high concentration of… …
113Batidaceae — noun family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts • Syn: ↑family Batidaceae, ↑saltwort family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑ …
114Batis maritima — noun low growing strong smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves • Syn: ↑saltwort • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Batis, ↑genus Batis …
115Caryophyllales — noun corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae • Syn: ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑Chenopodiales, ↑order Chenopodiales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllidae, ↑ …
116caryophylloid dicot family — noun family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family, ↑ …
117Chenopodiales — noun corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae • Syn: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑order Chenopodiales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllidae, ↑ …
118family Batidaceae — noun family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts • Syn: ↑Batidaceae, ↑saltwort family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑ …
119genus Glaux — noun sea milkwort • Syn: ↑Glaux • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Primulaceae, ↑family Primulaceae, ↑primrose family …
120Glaux maritima — noun a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers • Syn: ↑sea milkwort, ↑sea trifoly, ↑black saltwort • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
