saltwort UK /ˈsɔːlt.wəːt/US /ˈsɑlt.wɔɹt/noun 10forms 1 noun10 •Certain plants of various genera that grow in dry, alkali soils, including the following: •Salsola spp. (Russian thistles) and related genera within the subfamily Salsoloideae. •Salicornia spp. (syn. Sarcocornia) spp. (pickleweeds). •Tecticornia spp. (samphires, glassworts, etc.) •Suaeda spp. (seepweeds or sea blites). •Halogeton spp., especially Halogeton glomeratus (saltlover). •Those of the family Bataceae of turtleweeds •Batis spp.,especially those of the species Batis maritima of plants distributed in the southwestern United States, Caribbean, and South America in coastal saltmarshes. •Those of the family Primulaceae (primroses). •Lysimachia maritima (syn. Glaux maritima), which grows along coasts throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. formssaltworts