Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glasswort

2 senses of glasswort

Sense 1
saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda -- (bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
glasswort, samphire, Salicornia europaea -- (fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)