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glasswort

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From glass + wort.

noun glassworts

  1. countable, uncountable Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.

    Similar: marsh samphire

  2. countable, uncountable Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
  3. countable, uncountable Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
  4. countable, uncountable Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
  5. countable, uncountable Kali turgidum
  6. countable, uncountable rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
  7. countable, uncountable golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)

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noun any plant of the genus Salicornia

Françaissalicorne
DeutschQueller, Seespargel

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@misc{glasswort_2026,
  title = {glasswort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glasswort},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}