glasswort Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Salsola soda; kelpwort; kali; barilla; Salsola kali; saltwort.
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noun fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
Salicornia europaea; samphire.
WordNet
Glass"wort` noun
Definitions
(Bot.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family ( Salicornia herbacea ), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali ), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.
