samphire
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre, the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]samphire (countable and uncountable, plural samphires)
- One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
- Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
- Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
- Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
- Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).
- Borrichia arborescens (tree seaside tansy) of the West Indies.
- Any plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare
- Plants of genus Tecticornia
- Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
Translations
[edit]marsh samphire
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rock samphire — see rock samphire
golden samphire
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Borrichia arborescens
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plant of the genus Sarcocornia
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plant of the genus Tecticornia
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