noun
- a shrubby plant that grows in salty or alkaline soil, especially in arid regions
Usage: botany
Examples
- The desert landscape was dotted with hardy saltbush plants.
- Saltbush can survive in soil too salty for most other vegetation.
- Ranchers sometimes use saltbush as livestock feed during droughts.
- The gray-green saltbush provided shelter for small desert animals.
- Native Americans traditionally used saltbush leaves as a food source.
- Saltbush helps prevent soil erosion in coastal areas.