kali
- noun
- Archaic
:
kali
- jua kali
Examples
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Prices for moano kali are the highest because these fish inhabit deeper water, making them more difficult to target.
Academic text (1993) -
Development consultants now sought to foster informal sector activities, register jua kali groups, and provide those registered with workspace.
Academic text (1995) -
In the coastal area, the kali is commonly found growing along the sand dunes.
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Farmers rely on kali to produce natural soda ash for their local soap-making industry.
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The kali plant thrives in salty marshes, often resembling small bushes with spiky leaves.
Synonyms
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A plant that people burn to make soda ash for glass and soap
A bushy plant that grows on sea beaches and salty marshes with prickly leaves
A bushy coastal plant with prickly leaves and edible shoots that grows in salty soil
A bushy coastal plant with prickly leaves that grows in salt marshes and on beaches
A plant that grows in wet areas near the sea with thick stems used to make ashes for glass
A prickly bushy plant like a round tumbleweed that grows in dry areas and damages crops
A plant that grows in salty coastal marshes
Compounds
- Specialized
A bushy plant that grows on sea beaches and salty marshes with prickly leaves
- Specialized
A prickly bushy plant like a round tumbleweed that grows in dry areas and damages crops
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kali comes from Arabic qali, meaning 'ashes', and is the same root as the English word alkali. People burned the kali plant to make soda ash for glass and soap, so the name helps you remember it as a 'source of ashes'.