资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Kali \Ka"li\, n. [Ar. qali. See {Alkali}.] (Bot.)
   The glasswort ({Salsola Kali}).

Glasswort \Glass"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
   A seashore plant of the Spinach family ({Salicornia
   herbacea}), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly
   plant of the same family ({Salsola Kali}), both formerly
   burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making
   glass and soap.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Salsola kali
     n : bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having
         prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash [syn:
         {saltwort}, {barilla}, {glasswort}, {kali}, {kelpwort}, {Salsola
         soda}]