name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
barilla
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rhymes with -ɪlə
noun
Meaning 2
Any of several not closely related saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash, such as Soda inermis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Halogeton souda
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
Meaning 6
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: saltwort, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Barilla.
Borrowed from Spanish barrilla.