[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster
see also:
salicornia herbacea salsola kali 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

glasswort
     n 1: bushy plant of old world salt marshes and sea beaches having
          prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash syn:
           saltwort, barilla, kali, kelpwort, salsola
          kali, salsola soda
     2: fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary
        scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers;
        formerly used in making glass syn: samphire, salicornia
        europaea
see also:
saltwort barilla kali kelpwort salsola kali salsola soda 
samphire salicornia europaea 

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