The Collaborative International Dictionary
Barilla de cobre
Barilla \Ba*ril"la\, n. [Sp. barrilla.]
(Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.
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(Com.)
The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes.
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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. [1913 Webster] ||