samphire

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SAMPHIRE

n.[said to be a corruption of Saint Pierre. ] A plant of the genus Crithmum. The golden samphire is of the genus Inula.
Samphire grows on rocks near the sea shore, where it is washed by the salt water. It is used for pickling.

SAMPHIRE

Sam "phire ( or; 277 ), n. Etym: [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 pickles. Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! Scak.

samphire

sam phire |ˈsamˌfīr ˈsæmˌfaɪ (ə )r | ▶noun 1 (also rock samphire ) a European plant of the parsley family that grows on rocks and cliffs by the sea. Its aromatic, fleshy leaves were formerly much used in pickles. [Crithmum maritimum, family Umbelliferae. ] 2 (also marsh samphire ) another term for glasswort. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (earlier as sampiere ): from French (herbe de ) Saint Pierre ‘St. Peter (’s herb ).’

samphire

samphire |ˈsamfʌɪə | ▶noun (also rock samphire ) a European plant of the parsley family, which grows on rocks and cliffs by the sea. Its aromatic fleshy leaves are sometimes eaten as a vegetable. ●Crithmum maritimum, family Umbelliferae. • used in names of fleshy-leaved plants resembling samphire that grow near the sea, e.g. golden samphire. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (earlier as sampiere ): from French (herbe de ) Saint Pierre ‘St Peter ('s herb )’.