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SALICORNIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glassworts
Synonyms:
genus Salicornia; Salicornia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Salicornia" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Meronyms (members of "Salicornia"):
glasswort; Salicornia europaea; samphire (fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass)
Holonyms ("Salicornia" is a member of...):
Chenopodiaceae; family Chenopodiaceae; goosefoot family (includes spinach and beets)
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