saltwort in English
noun
1
a plant of the goosefoot family that typically grows in salt marshes. It is rich in alkali and its ashes were formerly used in soap-making.
Saltwort is native to Europe, Asia and North America. Saltwort is an annual that can grow to 2' tall. The leaves are scaly and turn a brilliant red in the fall. Saltwart grows in salty marshes.
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1. In Spain the saltwort plant was burned, producing an alkaline ash called barilla.
2. From Dutch alkali, from French Alcali, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily, “ alkali, ashes of the saltwort ”), related to قَلَى (qalā, “ to roast in a pan, fry ”)
3. Alkali (n.) late 14c., "soda ash," from Medieval Latin Alkali, from Arabic al-qaliy "the ashes, burnt ashes" (of saltwort, which abounds in soda due to growing in Alkaline soils), from qala "to roast in a pan." Later extended to similar substances, natural or manufactured