glasswort
(noun)
noun
1. bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Similar word(s): barilla, saltwort
Definition categories: plant, bush, shrub
2. fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
Similar word(s): samphire