Get to know Glasswort better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like saltwort or herb.
Glasswort in a sentence
Glasswort meaning
- Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
- Other salt-tolerant plants, especially those used to produce such ash.
- Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Synonyms of Glasswort
Using Glasswort
- The main meaning on this page is: Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia (syn. Sarcocornia), once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass. | Other salt-tolerant plants, especially those used to produce such ash. | Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
- Useful related words include: saltwort, herb, salicornia europaea, samphire.
Context around Glasswort
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glasswort
- In this selection, "glasswort" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dwarf and grows stand out and add context to how "glasswort" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are called glasswort or saltwort and bigelovii dwarf glasswort grows well. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glasswort" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glasswort
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A halophyte which is tolerant to residual sodium carbonate salinity are called glasswort or saltwort or barilla plants. (18 words)
At the other extreme, Salicornia bigelovii (dwarf glasswort) grows well at 70 g/l of dissolved solids, and is a promising halophyte for use as a crop. (27 words)
At the other extreme, Salicornia bigelovii (dwarf glasswort) grows well at 70 g/l of dissolved solids, and is a promising halophyte for use as a crop. (27 words)
A halophyte which is tolerant to residual sodium carbonate salinity are called glasswort or saltwort or barilla plants. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
A halophyte which is tolerant to residual sodium carbonate salinity are called glasswort or saltwort or barilla plants.
At the other extreme, Salicornia bigelovii (dwarf glasswort) grows well at 70 g/l of dissolved solids, and is a promising halophyte for use as a crop.