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sam·phire S0056100 (săm′fīr′)n.1. See glasswort.2. An edible coastal plant (Crithmum maritimum) in the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having fleshy compound leaves and small white flowers grouped in compound umbels, and sometimes pickled.
[Alteration of Early Modern English sampiere, the plant C. maritimum, from French (herbe de) Saint Pierre, (herb of) Saint Peter, after Saint Pierre, Saint Peter, a patron saint of fisherman (the plant being so called because it grows on rocks near the sea, the name perhaps also being influenced by French pierre, rock).]samphire (ˈsæmˌfaɪə) or sampiren1. (Plants) Also called: rock samphire an umbelliferous plant, Crithmum maritimum, of Eurasian coasts, having fleshy divided leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers2. (Plants) golden samphire a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)3. (Plants) another name for glasswort14. (Plants) any of several other plants of coastal areas[C16 sampiere, from French herbe de Saint Pierre Saint Peter's herb; perhaps influenced by camphire camphor]sam•phire (ˈsæm faɪər)
n. 1. a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having small, whitish flowers and growing in clefts of rock near the sea. 2. glasswort. [1535–45; earlier sampiere < Middle French (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of) Saint Peter] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  samphire - fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glassSalicornia europaea, glasswortgenus Salicornia, Salicornia - glasswortsherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
TranslationssamphireenUK
samphire1. an umbelliferous plant, Crithmum maritimum, of Eurasian coasts, having fleshy divided leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers 2. golden samphire a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) 3. another name for glasswort4. any of several other plants of coastal areas samphireenUK
Related to samphire: Marsh samphireSynonyms for samphirenoun fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowersSynonyms- Salicornia europaea
- glasswort
Related Words- genus Salicornia
- Salicornia
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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