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samphire - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'samphire' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Samphire [ n.]
- A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
- The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.
- A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.