noun
- a succulent plant that grows in salt marshes and coastal areas, historically burned to produce ash used in glassmaking
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Glasswort thrives in the salty soil near the ocean.
- The marsh was covered with bright green glasswort in summer.
- Early glassmakers harvested glasswort to obtain soda ash.
- Glasswort can be eaten as a vegetable when young and tender.
- The plant’s fleshy stems help glasswort retain water in harsh conditions.
- Coastal birds often nest among the glasswort growing in tidal flats.