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Definitions for: Samphire [n] fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: glasswort, Salicornia europaea
See Also: genus Salicornia, herb, herbaceous plant, Salicornia
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