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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 pickles.
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Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
--Shak.
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(b) The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea); --
called in England marsh samphire.
(c) A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens) of the West
Indies.
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Golden samphire. See under Golden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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 pickles.
Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
--Shak.
(b) The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea); --
called in England marsh samphire.
(c) A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens) of the West
Indies.
Golden samphire. See under Golden.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Crithmum maritimum
Translingual n.
{taxon|species|family|Apiaceae|(l en rock samphire) or sea fennel,
native to temperate seacoasts of Europe}
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Crithmum maritimum
Translingual n.
{taxon|species|family|Apiaceae|(l en rock samphire) or sea fennel,
native to temperate seacoasts of Europe}
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Crithmum maritimum
Translingual n.
{taxon|species|family|Apiaceae|(l en rock samphire) or sea fennel,
native to temperate seacoasts of Europe}
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