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1. (n.) samphire
a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having small, whitish flowers and growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
Etymology: (1535–45; earlier sampiere < MF (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of) Saint Peter)
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1. (noun) glasswort, samphire, Salicornia europaea
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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1. (noun) samphire
a fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles
2. (noun) samphire
the species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire
3. (noun) samphire
a seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies
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