glasswort
Noun
Meaning
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.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
kali
saltwort
barilla
samphire
kelpwort
Salsola kali
Salsola soda
Salicornia europaea
bush
potash
sodium
soda
brine
caustic
shrub
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Hypernyms
Phrases with the word
American glasswort
beaded glasswort
bead glasswort
blackseed glasswort
common glasswort
dwarf glasswort
Examples
A halophyte which is tolerant to residual sodium carbonate salinity are called glasswort or saltwort or barilla plants.
At the other extreme, Salicornia bigelovii (dwarf glasswort) grows well at 70 g/l of dissolved solids, and is a promising halophyte for use as a crop.