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glasswort

DEFINITIONS OF: glasswort

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n bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

Synonyms:
Salsola kali, Salsola soda, barilla, kali, kelpwort, saltwort
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

n 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
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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