salicornia europaea

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salicornia europaea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Salicornia europaea
      n 1: fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary
           scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers;
           formerly used in making glass [syn: glasswort,
           samphire, Salicornia europaea]