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countable and uncountable, plural saltbushes
Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes. quotations examples
The sand is cold beneath our bare feet and the dunes damp and spicy with marram grass and saltbush.
1993, Tim Winton, Land's Edge, Picador, published 2014, page 4
The blasting music, not reduced one notch, continues to flow beautifully into the static of the surrounding saltbush, conveying the aura of the religiously spiritual in all worlds.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 186
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