English Explanatory Dictionary

samphire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
  2. Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
  3. Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
  4. Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
  5. Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).
  6. Borrichia arborescens (tree seaside tansy) of the West Indies.
  7. Any plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare
  8. Plants of genus Tecticornia

Pronunciation

/ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈsæm.fə(ɹ)/

Word forms

samphire samphires

Etymology

Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre (Saint Peter), the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.

Translations

Finnish: suolasormikki
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