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.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um arbusto halófito encontrado em salinas e praias costeiras do Velho Mundo, historicamente queimado para produzir barrilha (carbonato de sódio bruto), ou uma planta argelina outrora queimada para obter carbonato de cálcio.

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.

   🇵🇹Planta para produção de barrilha

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Planta para obtenção de carbonato de cálcio

   Sinônimos: glasswortkalisaltwort