saltbush
noun
salt·bush ˈsȯlt-ˌbu̇sh 
: any of various shrubby plants of the goosefoot family that thrive in dry alkaline soil
especially : any of numerous oraches that are important browse plants in dry regions
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the east, the sky glowed orange and crimson, and the light illuminated a sea of saltbushes, sweet grass and wind-rippled dunes. 
New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018 Different varieties of sunflower, saltbush, sagebrush and poppies will eventually spread across the site. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 July 2017 Kangaroos, wombats and giant herbivores called diprotodontids browsed on a variety of shrubby plants, including saltbush. Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 26 Jan. 2017
New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018 Different varieties of sunflower, saltbush, sagebrush and poppies will eventually spread across the site. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 July 2017 Kangaroos, wombats and giant herbivores called diprotodontids browsed on a variety of shrubby plants, including saltbush. Brian Switek, Smithsonian, 26 Jan. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing saltbush
- the people
- the perfect
- the perimeter
- the personal column
- the personals
- the petite bourgeoisie
- the pick of the bunch
- the pick of the litter
- the picture of
- the picture of health
- the pictures
- the pill
- the pipeline
- the pit of one's stomach
- the pit of one's/the stomach
- the pit of the stomach
- the pits
- the place to be
- the Pledge of Allegiance
- the plot thickens
- the Plough
- the pokey
- the Pole Star
- the pole vault
- the Polish