atriplex hymenelytra

1. 1.

   handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration

   Synonymsdesert holly

   Broadersaltbush

Questions about atriplex hymenelytra

What does atriplex hymenelytra mean?

atriplex hymenelytra means "handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration".

What is another word for atriplex hymenelytra?

Close synonyms include desert holly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atriplex hymenelytra a common word?

atriplex hymenelytra is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.