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Batis

noun

small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs

• Syn: ↑genus Batis

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Batidaceae, ↑family Batidaceae, ↑saltwort family

• Member Meronyms: ↑saltwort, ↑Batis maritima

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\\ˈbād.ə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, samphire, from Greek

: a genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae and characterized by flowers in scaly spikes — see saltwort 3

Useful english dictionary. 2012.