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单词 glasswort
释义

glasswort

noun

glass·​wort ˈglas-ˌwərt How to pronounce glasswort (audio)
-ˌwȯrt
: any of a genus (Salicornia) of woody jointed succulent herbs of the goosefoot family with leaves reduced to fleshy sheaths

called also pickleweed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Although low in nutrients, the glasswort’s fleshy, succulent sap is filled with water that’s rich in salt, at concentrations as high as what’s found in seawater. Richard Johnson, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2022 Although low in nutrients, the glasswort’s fleshy, succulent sap is filled with water that’s rich in salt, at concentrations as high as what’s found in seawater. The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 Yet until recently, sea beans, which belong to the genus Salicornia and are also known as samphire, glasswort, pickleweed, and sea asparagus, had never figured prominently in Charleston’s storied culinary traditions. Caroline Hatchett, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2021 Jéremie had pushed for—sampling burrata with raspberry powder, white beans with lemon zest and olive oil, smoked Saint-Jacques with yuzu pearls, glasswort with cranberries, and a baby suckling lamb. Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

from its former use in the manufacture of glass

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

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