glasswort, n.
(glassworts)
(glassworts)
fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
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Salicornia europaea glasswort samphire
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
<noun.plant>
Salsola kali Salsola soda barilla glasswort kali kelpwort saltwort
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