barilla

A noun referring to a bushy plant found in Old World salt marshes and sea beaches, historically burned to produce crude soda ash, or an Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una planta arbustiva de los saladares y playas marinas del Viejo Mundo, que históricamente se quemaba para obtener sosa cáustica cruda, o también una planta argelina que se incineraba para obtener carbonato de calcio.

1. Plant used for soda ash C2 formal

   A bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches with prickly leaves, historically burned to produce a crude soda ash.

   • Barilla was once a valuable crop for making glass and soap.
   • The coastal regions of Spain cultivated barilla for its ash.
   • Harvesting barilla was a traditional practice in Mediterranean salt marshes.

   🇪🇸Barrilla

   Sinónimos: glasswortsaltwort

2. Algerian plant for calcium carbonate C2 formal

   An Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate.

   • Barilla from Algeria was used in traditional lime production.
   • The plant's ash provided a source of calcium carbonate for local industries.
   • Historical records mention barilla as a key resource in North Africa.

   🇪🇸Barrilla (planta usada para carbonato de calcio)

   Sinónimos: glasswortkalisaltwort