<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any of various plants of sea beaches, salt marshes, and alkaline regions, especially belonging to the genus <em>Salsola</em>, of the amaranth family, as <em>S. kali</em>, a bushy plant having prickly leaves.</li><li>or belonging to the genus <em>Salicornia</em>.</li></ul>