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samphire

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sam=phire

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun samphire has 1 sense

samphire(n = noun.plant) glasswort, salicornia europaea - fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass; Array

is a member of genus salicornia, salicornia

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

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CIDE DICTIONARY

samphire, n. [F. l'herbe de Saint Pierre. See Saint, and Petrel.].

A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles. [1913 Webster]

"Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!" [1913 Webster]

Golden samphire. See under Golden.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

samphire, n.
1 an umbelliferous maritime rock plant, Crithmum maritimum, with aromatic fleshy leaves used in pickles.
2 the glasswort.

Etymology

earlier samp(i)ere f. F (herbe de) Saint Pierre St Peter('s herb)

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