Definition of "saltwort"

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

1. of family Amaranthaceae, including

   1. Salsola and related genera within subfamily Salsoloideae  examples

   2. Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia) spp. (glasswort, pickleweed, swampfire, and marsh samphire)  examples

   3. Tecticornia spp.  examples

   4. Suaeda spp. (seepweeds or sea blites)  examples

   5. Halogeton spp.  examples

2. of family Bataceae

   1. Batis spp.

      1. especially, Batis maritima, turtleweed, a plant distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes.  examples

3. of family Primulaceae (primroses)

   1. Lysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima, sea milkwort, sea milkweed), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.  examples