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kali
/ˈkɑˌli/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
Word history
1. From Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali. 2. Uncertain.
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