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samphire |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Samphire \Sam"phire\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. l'herbe de Saint Pierre. See {Saint}, and {Petrel}.] (Bot.) a A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant ({Crithmum maritimum}). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles. Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! --Shak. b The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea}); -- called in England {marsh samphire}. c A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens}) of the West Indies. {Golden samphire}. See under {Golden}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: samphire n : fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass [syn: {glasswort}, {Salicornia europaea}]
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