samphire (English, noun)
expansion: samphire (countable and uncountable, plural samphires)
Senses:
glosses: One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
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uncountable
glosses: 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.
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uncountable
glosses: One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Borrichia arborescens (tree seaside tansy) of the West Indies.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Any plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare
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uncountable
glosses: One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Plants of genus Tecticornia
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: samphires
tags: plural