1. (

• saltwort ,
• barilla ,
• glasswort ,
• kali ,
• kelpwort ,
• Salsola_kali ,
• Salsola_soda

) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash ;

2. (

• saltwort ,
• Batis_maritima

) low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves ;