glasswort

Meaning

Noun

Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia, once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Other salt-tolerant plants, especially those used to produce such ash.
Other salt-tolerant plants, called samphire.

Related

Similar words

marsh samphire

Origin

glass + wort

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