samphire
English
Etymology
Originally sampiere, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French Saint Pierre, the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.
Pronunciation
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Noun
samphire (countable and uncountable, plural samphires)
- One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
- Marsh samphire, glasswort (genus Salicornia), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
- Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
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Translations
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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