Kelpwort (Noun)
Meaning
Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Kelpwort was used as a source of soda ash in the production of glass and soap.
- The kelpwort plant thrived in the salt marshes and sea beaches of the Old World.
- Kelpwort was harvested and burned to produce a crude form of soda ash.
- The kelpwort's prickly leaves made it a challenging plant to handle.
- Kelpwort was an important commodity in the medieval trade of soda ash.