Meaning of SAMPHIRE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sam`fIr
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| | Definition: | | [n] fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass |
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| | Synonyms: | | glasswort, Salicornia europaea |
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| | See Also: | | genus Salicornia, herb, herbaceous plant, Salicornia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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}.
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