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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ka·li n.  Bot. The glasswort (Salsola Kali).
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Glass·wort n. Bot. A seashore plant of the Spinach family (Salicornia herbacea), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly plant of the same family (Salsola Kali), both formerly burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making glass and soap.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Salsola kali
      n : bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having
          prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn:
          saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola
           soda]