Definition of "saltbush" [salt•bush]

• Any of several salt-tolerant plants of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis of Asia, grown for greens and ornament. (noun)

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• "By the time we bought the property in 2003 most of the native grasses were gone, only a few winged saltbush shrubs existed."
• "We planted trees, willows, encouraged the saltbush which suddenly began to appear."
• "Sheep fattened on the nutritious saltbush and found enough water."