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GLASSWORT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glassplay

Synonyms:

glasswort; Salicornia europaea; samphire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("glasswort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("glasswort" is a member of...):

genus Salicornia; Salicornia (glassworts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ashplay

Synonyms:

barilla; glasswort; kali; kelpwort; Salsola kali; Salsola soda; saltwort

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("glasswort" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

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