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glass·wort  (glswûrt, -wôrt)

n.

Any of various plants of the genus Salicornia, growing in salt marshes and having fleshy stems and rudimentary, scalelike leaves. Also called samphire.

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[From its former use in making glass.]

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glasswort [ˈglɑːsˌwɜːt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called marsh samphire any plant of the chenopodiaceous genus Salicornia, of salt marshes, having fleshy stems and scalelike leaves: formerly used as a source of soda for glass-making

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for saltwort [1]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glasswort - bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash barilla, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda, saltwort bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	glasswort - fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass Salicornia europaea, samphire genus Salicornia, Salicornia - glassworts herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests