Kali \Ka"li\, n. [Ar. qali. See Alkali.]

(Bot.) The glasswort (Salsola Kali).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)