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Detailed Synonyms for glasswort in English

glasswort:

glasswort [the ~] noun

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

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Related Definitions for "glasswort":

  1. fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass1
  2. bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash1