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glasswort Definition

glass·wort (glas′wʉrt′)

noun

any of several fleshy plants (genera Salicornia and Salsola) of the goosefoot family, often found in saline coastal or desert areas: the ash is called barilla and formerly was used in making soap and glass

Etymology: glass + wort

glasswort Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cover: After the recent rain the the lagoon was in flood, covering the Glasswort, Salicornia sp, completely.

Noun used with modifier

  • pioneer: Dornoch Firth and Morrich More Highland Dornoch Firth and Morrich More has the most extensive area of pioneer glasswort Salicornia spp. saltmarsh in Scotland.

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