barilla : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: barilla	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for barilla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
barilla n 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 Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate Synonym(s): barilla, Halogeton souda
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barilla \Baril"la\ (b[adot]r[icr]l"l[adot]), n. [Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. 2. (Com.) (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes. (b) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp. --Ure. {Copper barilla} (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also {Barilla de cobre}.