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glasswort
[ glas-wurt, -wawrt, glahs- ]
/ ˈglæsˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt, ˈglɑs- /
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noun
any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the amaranth family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking.
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Also called samphire.
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glass wool, glasswork, glassworker, glassworks, glassworm, glasswort, glassy, glassy alloy, glassy degeneration, glassy-eyed, glassy membrane
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How to use glasswort in a sentence
The jointed glasswort Salicornia is here meant, not the true sampire, the crithmum maritimum.
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British Dictionary definitions for glasswort
glasswort
/ (ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːt) /
noun
Also called: marsh samphire any plant of the chenopodiaceous genus Salicornia, of salt marshes, having fleshy stems and scalelike leaves: formerly used as a source of soda for glass-making
another name for saltwort (def. 1)
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