samphire
noun /ˈsæmfaɪə(r)/
/ˈsæmfaɪər/
[uncountable]- a European plant that grows on rocks by the sea, whose leaves are used as a herbTopics Plants and treesc2, Foodc2Word Originmid 16th cent. (earlier as sampiere): from French (herbe de) Saint Pierre ‘St Peter('s herb)’.