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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries海蓬子
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hǎi péng zi
"海蓬子是一种生长在盐沼地带的耐盐植物。"
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2 senses- 1
Any of various fleshy, salt-tolerant halophytic plants belonging to the genus Salicornia, typically found in salt marshes and tidal flats.
"Migratory birds often forage for insects among the dense patches of pickleweed in the coastal estuary." - 2
The edible jointed stems of such plants, sometimes harvested and consumed raw or pickled as a culinary delicacy.
"The chef garnished the fresh seafood dish with crunchy, briny pickleweed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combined from the noun 'pickle', referring to the salty, succulent nature of the plant reminiscent of pickled vegetables, and 'weed', from Old English 'wēod' meaning a wild herb or plant. It emerged in North American botanical nomenclature to describe salt-tolerant coastal marsh plants.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pickleweed" is said worldwide
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salicorne
Transliteration: /sa.li.kɔʁn/
"La salicorne pousse abondamment dans les marais salants."
Queller
Transliteration: /ˈkvɛlɐ/
"Queller ist eine Delikatesse an der Küste."
salicornia
Transliteration: /saliˈkɔr.nja/
"La salicornia viene spesso raccolta nelle zone umide costiere."
salicornia
Transliteration: /saliˈkoɾ.nja/
"La salicornia es una planta halófita muy resistente."
salicórnia
Transliteration: /saliˈkɔɾ.njɐ/
"A salicórnia cresce nos sapais e pântanos salgados."
लवणोद्भिद पौधा
Transliteration: lavanodbhid paudha
"यह नमकीन दलदली क्षेत्रों में उगने वाला एक पौधा है।"
海蓬子
Transliteration: hǎi péng zi
"海蓬子是一种生长在盐沼地带的耐盐植物。"
퉁퉁이새우
Transliteration: tungtungi-saewu
"퉁퉁이새우는 염전 근처에서 잘 자라는 식물입니다."
アッケシソウ
Transliteration: akkeshisou
"アッケシソウは塩湿地に生育する珍しい植物です。"
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