salicornia

/ ˌsælɪˈkɔːnɪə /

noun

1. any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort

Word History and Origins

Origin of salicornia¹

C19: from Late Latin, perhaps from Latin sal salt + cornu a horn

Example Sentences

Decades ago, José Ramón Noriega planted salicornia on salt-affected farmland in northern Baja California, Mexico.

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A new naturally green salt substitute produced from salicornia, a halophyte, has hit the market.

From New York Times

Sea beans — a thin, dark green, crunchy succulent foraged at the shore — also go by salicornia, samphire, glasswort and in France, where they are more commonly served than in the United States, salicornes.

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The blend in Ilia’s new balm, also a reformulation, includes salicornia, an edible sea vegetable that’s a natural hydrator.

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That was followed by a slow-cooked egg slathered in a fluffy, rich potato foam with bits of black truffles from Puerto Montt, in the south of the country; it was so rich and creamy that it stuck to the roof of my mouth, but was balanced out with crisp salicornia, a coastal succulent; a paired glass of pipeño, a young, low-alcohol table wine made from the país, or Mission, grape, helped, too.

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