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saltwort family

saltwort family

9.6
A small group of plants called Batis that grow in salty marshes
  • noun
  • /sɔltˌwɔrt ˈfæmɪli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia de las salicornias
  • The saltwort family includes hardy plants that thrive in salty marsh environments.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying the distribution of the saltwort family along coastal regions.

  • Batis maritima is the only species in the saltwort family found in North America.

  • The saltwort family thrives in coastal regions.

  • Did you know about the saltwort family of plants?

  • Batis maritima is the only species in the saltwort family found in North America.

  • Researchers are studying the distribution of the saltwort family along coastal regions.

  • The saltwort family includes hardy plants that thrive in salty marsh environments.

Synonyms

Batidaceae
vssaltwort family
  • Specialized
9.9

A small family of plants that grow in salty places like salt marshes

is the common English family name for the same plant group
family Batidaceae
vssaltwort family
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of plants that grow in salty soil by the sea, like saltworts

is the common English family name used for that same group

Surface Forms

saltwort family singular
saltwort families plural

Morphology

saltwort + family

The phrase is transparently compositional: a learner who knows 'saltwort' (a plant growing in saline environments) and 'family' (a scientific grouping) will infer this refers to the taxonomic family containing saltworts. The noun+family pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic way to name biological groups, so the meaning is immediately derivable despite being somewhat technical.

Etymology

Saltwort family comes from the word salt (they grow in salty soil) and wort (an old word for 'plant'). The word family here means a 'group' of related plants, so the name tells you these are plants that live in salty places.