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PRONUNCIATION OF GLASSWORT

glasswort  [ˈɡlɑːsˌwɜːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLASSWORT

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WHAT DOES GLASSWORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glasswort

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 glass. The glassworts are succulent, annual "halophytes", or plants that thrive in saline environments, such as seacoasts and salt marshes. While the original English glasswort plants belong to the genus Salicornia, the term has been extended over the years to halophyte plants from several genera, some of which are native to continents unknown to the medieval English, and growing in ecosystems, such as mangrove swamps, never envisioned when the term glasswort was coined. The ashes of glasswort plants, and also of their Mediterranean counterpart saltwort plants, yield soda ash, which is an important ingredient for glassmaking and soapmaking. Soda ash is an alkali whose active ingredient is now known to be sodium carbonate. Glasswort and saltwort plants sequester the sodium they absorb from salt water into their tissues. Ashing of the plants converts some of this sodium into sodium carbonate.

Definition of glasswort in the English dictionary

The definition of glasswort in the dictionary is Also called: marsh samphire. any plant of the chenopodiaceous genus Salicornia, of salt marshes, having fleshy stems and scalelike leaves: formerly used as a source of soda for glass-making.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLASSWORT


bladderwort
ˈblædəˌwɜːt
crosswort
ˈkrɒsˌwɜːt
figwort
ˈfɪɡˌwɜːt
hornwort
ˈhɔːnˌwɜːt
liverwort
ˈlɪvəˌwɜːt
lousewort
ˈlaʊsˌwɜːt
lungwort
ˈlʌŋˌwɜːt
moneywort
ˈmʌnɪˌwɜːt
motherwort
ˈmʌðəˌwɜːt
mugwort
ˈmʌɡˌwɜːt
pennywort
ˈpɛnɪˌwɜːt
quillwort
ˈkwɪlˌwɜːt
ragwort
ˈræɡˌwɜːt
rupturewort
ˈrʌptʃəˌwɜːt
soapwort
ˈsəʊpˌwɜːt
spearwort
ˈspɪəˌwɜːt
spiderwort
ˈspaɪdəˌwɜːt
spleenwort
ˈspliːnˌwɜːt
woundwort
ˈwuːndˌwɜːt
yellowwort
ˈjɛləʊˌwɜːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLASSWORT

glassful
glasshouse
glassier
glassiest
glassify
glassily
glassine
glassiness
glassless
glasslike
glassman
glassmen
glasspaper
glassware
glasswork
glassworks
glassworm
glassy
glassy-eyed
glassyheaded

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLASSWORT

awlwort
barrenwort
birthwort
butterwort
coralwort
dropwort
leadwort
masterwort
ribwort
Saint John´s wort
saltwort
sandwort
setterwort
starwort
stitchwort
sulphurwort
thoroughwort
toothwort
wallwort
wort

Synonyms and antonyms of glasswort in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «glasswort» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

glasswort
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glasswort
570 millions of speakers

English

glasswort
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

glasswort
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأشنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

солерос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glasswort
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

glasswort
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salicorne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glasswort
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Queller
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

glasswort
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산호초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glasswort
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

glasswort
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

glasswort
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कांच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

börülcesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salicornia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

solirodem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

солерос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glasswort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

glasswort
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glasswort
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

glasswort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Glasswort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glasswort

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASSWORT»

The term «glasswort» is normally little used and occupies the 149.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASSWORT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glasswort

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLASSWORT»

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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
Many in North America are familiar with glasswort, although usually not as an edible, because of the oriental-carpetlike effect its scarlets, purples, bronzes, and tawny tans give great stretches of our salt marshes and other tidelands whether ...
Bradford Angier, 1974
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The Wild Vegan Cookbook: A Forager's Culinary Guide (in the ...
Glasswort tolerates saltwater by concentrating sodium within itself; hence it tastes like a salty pickle. The stems and branches are used as salty additions to soups and, not surprisingly, make great pickles. You can also dehydrate glasswort, ...
Steve Brill, 2010
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Field Guide to Coastal Wetland Plants of the Southeastern ...
Glasswort. Salicornia europaea L. Goosefoot Family Chenopodiaceae Description: Low-growing, erect, fleshy annual herb, 4-20 inches tall; stems fleshy, jointed, erect, and much branched or lower branches creeping; leaves reduced to ...
Ralph W. Tiner, 1993
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Mediterranean Vegetables: A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and ...
PLANT HISTORY Since this plant contains a large amount of potash, from Biblical times through the Middle Ages, and until recently, it has been burnt and used in the manufacture of glass, hence one of its common names, glasswort. A good ...
Clifford A. Wright, 2001
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Edible Wild Plants of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States
Recipes: Pickled Glasswort 15 pounds glasswort stem tips 10 cups distilled white vinegar small onions 5 pounds granulated sugar garlic cloves 8-ounce pouch pickle mix Boil stems in unsalted water for 5 minutes. Drain. Place 1 onion and 1  ...
Richard J. Medve, Mary Lee Medve, 2010
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A Classification of Palaearctic Habitats
... Creeping glasswort mats 15.612 Shrubby glasswort thickets 15.613 Glaucous glasswort thickets 15.614 Shrubby seablite thickets 15.615 Interior Iberian salt scrubs 15.6151 Interior woody seablite scrubs 15.6152 Interior glaucous glasswort ...
Pierre Devilliers, Jean Devilliers-Terschuren, 1996
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The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of ...
K A KALI, Glasswort. The Characters are ,~ i he Flower is apetalous : the Em- falement coast/Is offi-ue Leaves, which expand inform of a Rofe, in the Centre of which is placed the Pointed, which is attended by st"vi short Stamina : - the Ptintal  ...
Philip Miller, 1754
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Backpacker
TOP: GLASSWORT, Salicornia europaea LEFT: OYSTERS, Crassostrea virginica . RIGHT: SEA ROCKET, Cakile edentula. UNEXPECTED PRICE: The new Plymouth Laser. $10,397 starting price.* UNEXPECTED. MDVEABLE FEAST ...
9
Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional ...
Glasswort Cider vinegar A colander A saucepan Canning jars and lids Pick the glasswort, quickly rinse the stems, and drain them in a colander. Do not add salt, as glasswort is naturally very salty (it grows in salt marshes). Put the stems in jars  ...
The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante, 2007
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Matagorda Island: A Naturalist's Guide
Perennial glasswort is a shin-high shrublet with a small, woody base and many erect branches scarcely V16 of an inch thick growing in dull green, mat-like patches. The fleshy, segmented stems appear leafless because the leaves are ...
Wayne H. McAlister, Martha K. McAlister, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLASSWORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glasswort is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dining review: Front of house shines at Lili Co.
A tomato salad was zuzzed up with two kinds of fish roe, glasswort and more sesame, taking this summer classic in all sorts of unexpected ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
2
The whiff of deception
Sometimes referred to as sea asparagus but more accurately called glasswort, samphire is found on coastlines and is mainly harvested, in the UK, from the mud ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
3
RICHARD WILLIAMSON: Country walk: East Head and West …
But on the left hand side of the return path there are salt marsh plants such as sea samphire, sea blite, and glasswort. What a treasure trove. «Bognor Regis Observer, Jun 15»
4
PICTURES - Pickled samphire - Westcountry answer to caviar
The type of samphire we're talking about is marsh samphire (Salicornia europaea), sometimes known as glasswort and people have been ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
5
Paradise Discovered: Grand Cayman Pygmy Blue
The Pygmy Blue is found only in salt-marsh areas where its larval food plant, the plant its caterpillar eats, Glasswort, Salicornia perennis, ... «The Cayman Reporter, May 15»
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Three Nittany Lions selected in NFL Draft
... the Chicago Bears selected Penn State safety Adrian Amos (Baltimore, Md.) and the Pittsburgh Steelers picked Jesse James (Glasswort) in ... «Penn State News, May 15»
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Salty green sea asparagus a colourful addition to your plate
It's also known as glasswort — it was once used in the production of glass and soap — saltwort, pickle weed, sea bean, sea ginseng, samphire ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | MARCH 12, 2015
... there are many other uses of forests and wild places that don't involve the use of weapons — whether it is foraging for mushrooms, glasswort, ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Mar 15»
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New Abu Dhabi facility to test producing food and biofuel sustainably
The scientists are initially looking at cultivating salicornia bigelovii, a salt-tolerant plant commonly known as dwarf glasswort that is not native to ... «The National, Jan 15»
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An exclusive look inside Aman Resorts' Tokyo hotel
... call bouillabaisse, and you're presented with a square of flaked Japanese whitefish surrounded by unfamiliar local vegetables and glasswort, ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»

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