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English Dictionary: Salsola kali by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Salsola kali
n
  1. bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
    Synonym(s): saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kali \Ka"li\, n. [Ar. qali. See {Alkali}.] (Bot.)
      The glasswort ({Salsola Kali}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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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