= glasswort, n.
| 单词 | θ22532 |
| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Chenopodiaccae (goose-foot and allies) > [noun] > glasswort or barilla (12) glass-weed1568 = glasswort, n. alkali1578 Botany. A plant from which soda ash is obtained, esp. saltwort. Cf. compounds 1b. Obsolete. kali1578 The Prickly Saltwort or Glasswort (Salsola Kali); = alkali, n. 3. Also applied to other species of Salsola, as Barilla (Salsola Soda). glasswort1597 A name for certain plants containing a large amount of alkali, and on that account formerly used in the manufacture of glass: (a) a plant of the… rock samphire1597 (a) common samphire, Crithmum maritinum; (b) marsh samphire or glasswort, genus Salicornia. saltwort1597 A plant of the genus Salicornia, esp. S. herbacea; = glasswort, n. (a). soda1658 The prickly saltwort, Salsola kali. = kali, n.1 1. barilla1766 A maritime plant (Salsola soda) which grows extensively in Spain, Sicily, and the Canary Islands. kelpwort1787 = glasswort, n. (b), Salsola Kali. Salsola1801 A genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the N.O. Chenopodiaceæ, found on the sea-coasts and salt-impregnated soils of warm and temperate regions… roly-poly1857 Australian. Any of various plants of arid regions that separate from their roots when dry and form light globular masses which are rolled around… Russian thistle1884 the tumbleweed Salsola kali (family Chenopodiaceae), a creeping prickly herb native to Eurasia, accidentally introduced to North America where it has… |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。