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glasswort

noun
glass·​wort | \ ˈglas-ËŒwÉ™rt How to pronounce glasswort (audio) , -ËŒwȯrt\

Definition of glasswort

: any of a genus (Salicornia) of woody jointed succulent herbs of the goosefoot family with leaves reduced to fleshy sheaths

— called also pickleweed

Examples of glasswort in a Sentence

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First Known Use of glasswort

1597, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for glasswort

from its former use in the manufacture of glass

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