kali Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
    Salsola soda; kelpwort; barilla; Salsola kali; saltwort; glasswort.
  2. noun wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi
    • the black

WordNet

Ka"li noun
Etymology
Skr. kali.
Definitions
  1. (Hind. Cosmog.) The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.
Ka"li noun
Etymology
Skr. kali.
Definitions
  1. (Hind. Myth.) The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, Anna Purna.
Ka"li noun
Etymology
Ar. qali. See Alkali.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The glasswort (Salsola Kali).

Webster 1913