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noun

Barilla n.

(Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.

(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.

Copper barilla (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; called also Barilla de cobre.

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Etymology of 'Barilla'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Barilla" Quotes from Famous Books

... made quite a sensation among them. We had divers visits from the officers, though I do not know what it all amounted to. From Carthagena we were sent down the coast to a little place called Aguilas, where we began to take in a cargo of barilla. At night we would discharge our shingle ballast into the water, contrary to law; and, in the day, we took in cargo. So clear was the water, that our night's work might easily be seen next morning, lying beneath the ship. As we lay in a ...

— Ned Myers • James Fenimore Cooper

Words linked to "Barilla" : herbaceous plant, shrub, saltwort, genus Halogeton, herb, bush, kelpwort, Salsola soda, Salsola kali, Halogeton souda, kali