samphire
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faɪər noun
1.
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.
2.
Origin:
1535–45; earlier sampiere < Middle French (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of) Saint Peter
1535–45; earlier sampiere < Middle French (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of) Saint Peter
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: rock samphire an umbelliferous plant, Crithmum maritimum, of Eurasian coasts, having fleshy divided leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers |
| 2. | golden samphire a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) |
| 3. | another name for glasswort |
| 4. | any of several other plants of coastal areas |
| [C16 sampiere, from French herbe de Saint Pierre Saint Peter's herb; perhaps influenced by camphire | |
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