Saltwort
91Mallows — Occurs only in Job 30:4 (R.V., saltwort ). The word so rendered (malluah, from melah, salt ) most probably denotes the Atriplex halimus of Linnaeus, a species of sea purslane found on the shores of the Dead Sea, as also of the Mediterranean,… …
92Soap — (Jer. 2:22; Mal. 3:2; Heb. borith), properly a vegetable alkali, obtained from the ashes of certain plants, particularly the salsola kali (saltwort), which abounds on the shores of the Dead Sea and of the Mediterranean. It does not appear that …
93Batis Maritima — L. Saltwort (E); Barilla (S). The leaves serve as a presalted salad, potherb, or pickle …
94Eriogonum salicornioides Gandog. — Symbol ERSA8 Common Name saltwort buckwheat Botanical Family Polygonaceae …
95Salicornia bigelovii Torr. — Symbol SABI Common Name dwarf saltwort Botanical Family Chenopodiaceae …
96alkali — [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… …
97Salicornia rubra — ID 74091 Symbol Key SARU Common Name red swampfire Family Chenopodiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA,… …
98Eriogonum salicornioides — ID 32500 Symbol Key ERSA8 Common Name saltwort buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution ID, NV, OR Growth Habit Forb/herb Dur …
99Salicornia bigelovii — ID 74077 Symbol Key SABI Common Name dwarf saltwort Family Chenopodiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, PR, RI,… …
100alkali — (n.) late 14c., soda ash, from M.L. alkali, from Arabic al qaliy the ashes, burnt ashes (of saltwort, a plant growing in alkaline soils), from qala to roast in a pan. The modern chemistry sense is from 1813 …
