samphire

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English

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Marsh samphire (Salicornia europaea), Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales.

Etymology

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Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre, the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈsæm.fə(ɹ)/

Noun

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samphire (countable and uncountable, plural samphires)

  1. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
    1. Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
      1. Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
    2. Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
    3. Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).
    4. Borrichia arborescens (tree seaside tansy) of the West Indies.
    5. Any plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare
    6. Plants of genus Tecticornia

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