sam|phire

sam|phire
sam|phire «SAM fyr», noun.
1. a European plant of the parsley family, growing in clefts of rocks by the sea. Its aromatic, saline, fleshy leaves are used in pickles.
2. = glasswort. (Cf. ↑glasswort)
╂[earlier sampere < French (herbe de) Saint Pierre St. Peter's (herb)]

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  • phire — sam·phire; cam·phire; sap·phire; …   English syllables

  • sam — sam·a·ra; sam·a·ri·form; sam·ba·qui; sam·bar; sam·bho·ga·ka·ya; sam; sam·bu·cus; sam·buk; sam·bul; sam·bu·nigrin; sam·el; sam·en; sam·hi·ta; sam·iel; sam·i·res·ite; sam·i·sen; sam·let; sam·ma; sam·mer; sam·mi·er; sam·na·ni; sam·nite;… …   English syllables

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  • samphire — sam•phire [[t]ˈsæm faɪər[/t]] n. 1) pln a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having small, whitish flowers and growing in clefts of rock near the sea 2) pln glasswort • Etymology: 1535–45; earlier sampiere <… …   From formal English to slang

  • Borrichia arborescens — Samphire 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crithmum maritimum — Samphire 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Golden samphire — Samphire 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • marsh samphire — Samphire 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Salicornia herbacea — Samphire 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Samphire — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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