Glasswort

Meaning

Noun

●

In Buckwheat family plants:

Any

of the salt-tolerant

Salicornia, once

the

used to make

glass.

●

In Amaranths and goosefoots & Buckwheat family plants:

Other salt-tolerant

plants

, especially those used to

produce

such ash.

Species of the European

genus

Sarcocornia

Species of the Australian

genus

Tecticornia

Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)

Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)

Kali turgida

●

In Amaranths and goosefoots & Buckwheat family plants:

Other salt-tolerant

plants

, called samphire.

rock samphire

(Crithmum maritimum)

golden

samphire

(Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

glasswort

English

glass

English

wort

English

wort

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

Etym

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