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Definition of Nitraria

Nitraria
Niter Ni"ter, Nitre Ni"tre, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native soda, natron, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. nit?n, natr?n natron. Cf. Natron.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See Saltpeter. 2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.] For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me. --Jer. ii. 22. Cubic niter, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chili, whence it is known also as Chili saltpeter. Niter bush (Bot.), a genus (Nitraria) of thorny shrubs bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains of Asia and Northern Africa.

Meaning of Nitraria from wikipedia

- species including: Nitraria billardierei DC., known as nitre bush or dillon bush Nitraria retusa (Forssk.) Asch. Nitraria schoberi L. Nitraria sibirica Pall...
- considered likely that the gharqad tree is genus Lycium. Members of the genera Nitraria and Lycium do not have any significance in Judaism. The **** Hadith collections...
- Nitraria schoberi, the nitrebush (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Nitrariaceae. It has...
- Nitraria billardierei, commonly known as nitre bush or dillon bush, is a perennial shrub native to Australia. It is often found in saline areas or other...
- Nitraria retusa, commonly known as Nitre bush, is a salt-tolerant and drought-resistant shrub in the family Nitrariaceae. It can grow to heights of 2.5...
- Nitraria (outgroup) Peganum...
- close to 40 km. The city's name is derived from the Arabic name of the Nitraria plant (Arabic: غردق, romanized: ghardaq). The English Hurghada comes from...
- plants in the order Sapindales. It comprises four genera, Malacocarpus, Nitraria, Peganum and Tetradiclis, totalling 19 species. The family's main range...
- Characteristic of the flora are wild garlic, Kalidium gracile, wormwood, saxaul, Nitraria schoberi, Caragana, Ephedra, saltwort and the gr**** Lasiagrostis splendens...
- the ground Malvales Neurada pro****bens Nitrariaceae (nitrebush family) Nitraria, from Gr**** for "nitre" (found near the plant) 4 genera, scattered around...