barrilla
barrilla
∗barrilla [bar-reel’-lyah]
1A little bar. (Diminutive) (m)
2A rod. (m)
3Saltwort, glass-wort, an herb. (Botany) (m)
- Barrilla fina -> cultivated saltwort
- Barrilla borde -> prickly saltwort
- Barrilla salicor, long fleshy-leaved saltwort. Barrilla carambill -> or caramillo, small-leaved salt-wort
- Barrilla escobilla -> tamarisk-leaved salt-wort
4Impure soda, called in commerce barilla, a mineral alkali extracted from plants belonging to the genus Salicornia. (m)
- Barrilla de Alicante -> (Com.) Spanish or Alicante soda
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