English dictionary

barilla

/b/@/'r/I/l/@/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

noun.plant

Synonyms glasswort kali kelpwort salsola kali salsola soda saltwort

Source: WordNet 3.0
Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate

noun.plant

Synonyms halogeton souda

Source: WordNet 3.0
A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.

noun

Source: webster1913