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