barilla

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
noun Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate

Borrowed from Spanish barrilla.

The barilla plant is also very common; it is collected and burnt, and the ashes exported in considerable quantities. — Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846, James Richardson
Now double entry--now a flowery trope-- Mingling poetic honey with trade wax: Blogg, Brothers--Milton--Grote and Prescott--Pope-- Bristles and Hogg--Glyn, Mills, and Halifax-- Rogers and Towgood--Hemp--the Bard of Hope-- Barilla--Byron--Tallow--Burns, and Flax." — English Eccentrics and Eccentricities, John Timbs

saltwort, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda

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