BARILLA

barilla, Halogeton souda

(noun) Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate

saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

barilla (countable and uncountable, plural barillas)

(botany) Any of several unrelated saltmarsh plants that were once burnt to obtain soda ash.

The alkali produced from the plant, an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc, and for bleaching.

Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp.

Anagrams

• air ball, airball

Proper noun

Barilla (plural Barillas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barilla is the 28909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 822 individuals. Barilla is most common among White (82.97%) and Hispanic/Latino (12.17%) individuals.

Anagrams

• air ball, airball

Source: Wiktionary

Ba*ril"la, n. Etym: [Sp. barrilla.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition