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Significados de glasswort em inglês

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Fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass.

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

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            Examples for "samphire"
            Examples for "samphire"
            1
            At the beach, scour the rock pools for samphire or similar sea vegetable.
            The Guardian
            2
            Gently place the samphire in a bowl of water and leave to rest.
            The Irish Times
            3
            Outside the wall the samphire and orach beds are wholly marine.
            The Naturalist on the Thames
            4
            We found it half-way down the cliff, hidden behind a patch of samphire.
            The Crimson Blind
            5
            At the Ethicurean they pickle everything from cherries to samphire with dried galangal.
            The Guardian
            Uso de glasswort em inglês
            1
            One type of glasswort played a prominent role in the glass industry in England as a source for sodium oxide, or soda.
            BBC
            2
            The fleshy leaves at a little distance suggest the form of many plants of brackish marsh and creek edges, and even the glasswort itself.
            The Garden, You, and I
            3
            Glassworts as a group have had a long and interesting career outside of food additives.
            BBC
            4
            Just on their own, many glassworts are edible, and you might see them on the menu as sea beans or samphire.
            BBC
            Glasswort ao longo do tempo