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| barilla [ bə ríllə ] |
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1. ash from plant: a sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate alkali ash derived from burning various Mediterranean plants and formerly used in the manufacture of soap and glass
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2. plant burned for sodium carbonate: a plant belonging to various species formerly burned to produce an alkali ash. Native to: Mediterranean, some now naturalized in North America and Australia. Latin name Salsola spp.Suaeda spp.Halogeton sativus.
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| [Early 17th century. < Spanish, 'small bar' < barra 'bar'] |
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