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saltweed

saltweed noun: any of various plants of the genus Atriplex.

Noun

saltweed (countable and uncountable, plural saltweeds)

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Atriplex.

Forms of saltweed

pluralsaltweeds

Origin of saltweed

From salt + weed.

Questions about saltweed

What does saltweed mean?
Saltweed means any of various plants of the genus Atriplex.
What part of speech is saltweed?
Saltweed is a noun.
What is the plural of saltweed?
The plural of saltweed is saltweeds.

Words near saltweed in the dictionary

  1. saltwater soaps
  2. saltwater taffy
  3. saltwaters
  4. saltwedge
  5. saltwedges
  6. saltweed
  7. saltweeds
  8. Saltwood
  9. saltwork
  10. saltworker
  11. saltworkers

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