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Webster 1913 Edition

Glasswort

Glass′wortˊ

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Noun.
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Glasswort

GL`ASSWORT

,
Noun.
A plant, the Salsola, of several species, all which may be used in the manufacture of glass. The Barilla of commerce, is the semifused ashes of the Salsola soda, which is largely cultivated on the Mediterranean in Spain.

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