samphire.
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible:
Meaning & usage
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia) Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: tree seaside tansy (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Plant of the species Gomphrena vermicularis
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Plants of genus Tecticornia
Where this word comes from
Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre (Saint Peter), the patron saint of fishermen, who often harvested the plant.
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