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saltwort

/ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
salt-wort
IPA
/ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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Etymology

From salt + wort (“plant”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/
  • British English: /ˈsɔːlt.wəːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

saltworts (plural)

Phrases

black saltwort Mediterranean saltwort prickly saltwort

Synonyms

glassworts swampfires marsh samphires beachwort pickleweed turtleweed sea milkwort sea milkweed

Questions

How do you pronounce saltwort?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/.
What does saltwort mean?
Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following:
Where does saltwort come from?
From salt + wort (“plant”).

How to pronounce saltwort

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