名詞 glasswort:

1. bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
   同義詞：saltwort, barilla, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda
2. fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
   同義詞：samphire, Salicornia europaea

glass.wort

n.（名詞）
Any of various plants of the genusSalicornia, growing in salt marshes and having fleshy stems and rudimentary, scalelike leaves. Also called samphire
歐洲海蓬子：一種海蓬子 屬的植物，生于鹽水沼澤，具有肉質莖和發(fā)育不完全的鱗狀葉 也作 samphire

來源：
[From its former use in making glass]
[因以前作制玻璃而命名]