- jointed glasswort
- jointed glasswort,a showy glasswort which turns bright red in autumn, found on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.
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Glasswort — The common name Glasswort came into use in the 16th Century to describe plants growing in England whose ashes could be used for making soda based (as opposed to potash based) glass. [ Definition of glasswort , Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd… … Wikipedia
Glasswort — Glass wort , n. (Bot.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family ({Salicornia herbacea}), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family ({Salsola Kali}), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glasswort — /glas werrt , wawrt , glahs /, n. any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the goosefoot family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking. Also called… … Universalium
glasswort — noun Etymology: from its former use in the manufacture of glass Date: 1597 any of a genus (Salicornia) of woody jointed succulent herbs of the goosefoot family with leaves reduced to fleshy sheaths called also pickleweed … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family C — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Cabombaceae * Brasenia schreberi watershield Cactaceae * Escobaria vivipara foxtail pincushion cactus *… … Wikipedia
Salicornia herbacea — Glasswort Glass wort , n. (Bot.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family ({Salicornia herbacea}), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family ({Salsola Kali}), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salsola Kali — Glasswort Glass wort , n. (Bot.) A seashore plant of the Spinach family ({Salicornia herbacea}), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family ({Salsola Kali}), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salicornia — noun glassworts • Syn: ↑genus Salicornia • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Chenopodiaceae, ↑family Chenopodiaceae, ↑goosefoot family … Useful english dictionary
Salicornia — europaea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Eriogonum — Taxobox name = Wild buckwheats image width = 240px image caption = Sulphur Flower Eriogonum umbellatum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida unranked ordo = Core eudicots ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Polygonaceae… … Wikipedia
