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SALICORNIA EUROPAEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Salicornia europaea mean? 

SALICORNIA EUROPAEA (noun)
  The noun SALICORNIA EUROPAEA has 1 sense:

1. fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glassplay

  Familiarity information: SALICORNIA EUROPAEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SALICORNIA EUROPAEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

glasswort; Salicornia europaea; samphire

Hypernyms ("Salicornia europaea" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Salicornia europaea" is a member of...):

genus Salicornia; Salicornia (glassworts)


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