Saltwort \Salt"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as the {Batis maritima}, and the glasswort. See {Glasswort}. {Black saltwort}, the sea milkwort.
black saltwort n : a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers [syn: {sea milkwort}, {sea trifoly}, {Glaux maritima}]