Ba*ril"la (bȧ*rĭl"lȧ), n.
[Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given
to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the
barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes.
2. (Com.) (a) The alkali
produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making
soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes. (b)
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.