About The Word Barilla

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Barilla to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Barilla definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Barilla

Barilla Meaning & Definition
Barilla Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Barilla?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Barilla: glasswort | Halogeton souda | kali | kelpwort | Salsola kali | Salsola soda | saltwort

Related Terms | Find terms related to Barilla:

See Also | bush | genus Halogeton | herb | herbaceous plant | shrub

Barilla In Webster's Dictionary

\Ba*ril"la\ (b[.a]*r[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. 2. (Com.) (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes. (b) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp. --Ure. {Copper barilla} (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also {Barilla de cobre}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Order polypodiales ‐ true…
  • Honshu ‐ the largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea…
  • Swan's-down ‐ down of the swan [n] soft woolen fabric used especially for baby…
  • Printing process ‐ reproduction by applying ink to paper as for…
  • Everlasting ‐ any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae…
  • Chiasmatic ‐ (anatomy) of or relating…
  • Picea orientalis ‐ evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental…
  • Atonic ‐ used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [adj]…
  • Classified ‐ arranged into classes [adj] official classification of information…
  • Giovanni cabato ‐ Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that…