Define the word Salsola kali"Salsola Kali" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Glasswort \Glass"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly
plant of the same family (Salsola Kali), both formerly
burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making
glass and soap.
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"Salsola Kali" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Kali \Ka"li\, n. [Ar. qali. See Alkali.] (Bot.)
The glasswort (Salsola Kali).
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"Salsola kali" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
Salsola kali
n : bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having
prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn:
saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola soda]
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