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Meaning of Glasswort | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
  2. Other salt-tolerant plants, especially those used to produce such ash.
  3. Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
  4. Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
  5. Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
  6. Kali turgidum
  7. Other salt-tolerant plants, called samphire.
  8. rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
  9. golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)

Equivalents

العربية الأشنان
Ελληνικά αρμυρήθρα
Français salicorne
Հայերեն բալախ
Nederlands zeekraal

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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