bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
"The locals harvested the sharp-leaved kali growing along the tidal flats and burned it in piles to make the rough soda ash needed for their soap-making."
The prickly glasswort (Kali turgida, formerly Salsola kali).
"After school, I always save a few coins for some kali to munch on while walking home."
Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art.
A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in appearance to sherbet but made with larger sugar crystals.
A goddess in Hinduism, one of the most significant figures within that religion, who destroys evil forces and bestows liberation.
"The pharmacist warned that taking too much kali could cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure."
A potassium salt.
The word comes from the Arabic qily, which refers to a type of plant ash used as a cleaning agent. It is related to the English word alkali.