samphire
a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
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How to use samphire in a sentence
There is a sprinkling of little islets along the shore here, one of which is samphire Isle.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. SalmonIn the few marshes on this side we afterward saw samphire, Rosemary, and other plants new to us inlanders.
Cape Cod | Henry D. ThoreauHere the samphire grew in abundance, and the little girl set to work to fill the two large baskets that stood near.
A Sailor's Lass | Emma LeslieYou'll take me, daddy, won't yer—'cos I've picked a lot of samphire—all that, and another basketful up there?
A Sailor's Lass | Emma LeslieWe found the plain very barren as we passed along it, producing nothing but a kind of samphire, and other such marine plants.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.
British Dictionary definitions for samphire
/ (ˈsæmˌfaɪə) /
Also called: rock samphire an umbelliferous plant, Crithmum maritimum, of Eurasian coasts, having fleshy divided leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers
golden samphire a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
another name for glasswort (def. 1)
any of several other plants of coastal areas
Origin of samphire
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