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barilla

 
Dictionary: ba·ril·la   (bə-rēl'yə, -rē'yə) pronunciation
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n.
  1. Either of two Mediterranean saltworts (Salsola kali or S. soda) or a similar plant (Halogeton sativus), burned to obtain a crude soda ash.
  2. The crude sodium carbonate ash obtained from these plants.

[Spanish barrilla.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
  Synonyms: saltwort, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda

Meaning #2: Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
  Synonym: Halogeton souda

 
 
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