glasswort.
/glas-wurt, -wawrt, glahs-/US // ˈglæsˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt, ˈglɑs- //UK // (ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːt) //
玻璃草,玻璃种草,玻璃苣,玻璃钢
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the amaranth family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking.
Examples
The jointed glasswort Salicornia is here meant, not the true sampire, the crithmum maritimum.
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