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samphire definition and meaning

n. A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
n. The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.
n. A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.