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Glasswort

noun

Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash. Synonyms: barilla, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda, saltwort.

Fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass. Synonyms: Salicornia europaea, samphire.

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Words linked to "Glasswort" : shrub, herbaceous plant, bush, genus Salicornia, herb, Salicornia