barilla

2 definitions found

barilla - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Barilla \Ba*ril"la\, n. [Sp. barrilla.]
     1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from
        which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and
        lixiviating the ashes.
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     2. (Com.)
        (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure
            carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc.,
            and for bleaching purposes.
        (b) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore
            plant, or kelp. --Ure.
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     Copper barilla (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed
        with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also
        Barilla de cobre.
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barilla - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  barilla
      n 1: 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 kali, Salsola soda]
      2: Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
         [syn: barilla, Halogeton souda]