Found 2 items, similar to Glasswort.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: glasswort glasswort n 1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn: saltwort, barilla, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali , Salsola soda] 2: fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass [syn: samphire, Salicornia europaea ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Glasswort 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. [1913 Webster]