barba di frate

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, monk's beard.

Noun

barba di frate f (plural barbe di frate)

  1. barilla plant (Soda inermis, syn. Salsola soda) (succulent shrub native to the Mediterranean Basin)
    Synonyms: barba del Negus, agretto, riscolo
    • 2012, Titty.m, Un mosaico di leggerezza e di piacere, Titty.M (→ISBN)
      In questa fase della nostra storia, occorre fare scelte consapevoli. Le verdure, in questo periodo, sono molto adatte: gli asparagi sono un tipo di vegetale primaverile come la barba di frate (molto più conveniente).
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