samphire

[ sam-fahyuhr ]

/ ˈsæm faɪər /

noun

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.

glasswort.

Origin of samphire

1535–45; earlier sampiere<Middle French (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of) Saint Peter

Words nearby samphire

Samoyedic, samp, sampaguita, Sampaio, sampan, samphire, sample, sample point, sampler, sample room, sample space

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Example sentences from the Web for samphire

You wade through endless marshes of subtle intimation, to a sense of a Presence in Samphire House.
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;|Herbert George Wells
All this you must understand is told retrospectively as Blandish installs himself in Samphire House.
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;|Herbert George Wells
These hollows or flats were covered with salsolaceous plants and samphire, and appeared once to have been salt swamps.
Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland|Edward John Eyre
Here a yellow poppy trembles in the wind, and there a great cluster of samphire fills a rocky cleft.
In the West Country|Francis A. Knight

Clear the branches of the samphire from the dead leaves, and lay them into a large jar, or small cask.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for samphire

samphire

/ (ˈsæmˌfaɪə) /

noun

Also called: rock samphire an umbelliferous plant, Crithmum maritimum, of Eurasian coasts, having fleshy divided leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers

golden samphire a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

another name for glasswort (def. 1)

any of several other plants of coastal areas

Word Origin for samphire

C16 sampiere, from French herbe de Saint Pierre Saint Peter's herb; perhaps influenced by camphire camphor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	samphire
释义	samphire [ sam-fahyuhr ] / ˈsæm faɪər / noun 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. glasswort. Origin of samphire 1535–45; earlier sampiere<Middle French (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of) Saint Peter Words nearby samphire Samoyedic, samp, sampaguita, Sampaio, sampan, samphire, sample, sample point, sampler, sample room, sample space Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for samphire You wade through endless marshes of subtle intimation, to a sense of a Presence in Samphire House. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;\|Herbert George Wells All this you must understand is told retrospectively as Blandish installs himself in Samphire House. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;\|Herbert George Wells These hollows or flats were covered with salsolaceous plants and samphire, and appeared once to have been salt swamps. Journals Of Expeditions Of Discovery Into Central Australia And Overland\|Edward John Eyre Here a yellow poppy trembles in the wind, and there a great cluster of samphire fills a rocky cleft. In the West Country\|Francis A. Knight Clear the branches of the samphire from the dead leaves, and lay them into a large jar, or small cask. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,\|Mary Eaton British Dictionary definitions for samphire samphire / (ˈsæmˌfaɪə) / noun Also called: rock samphire an umbelliferous plant, Crithmum maritimum, of Eurasian coasts, having fleshy divided leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers golden samphire a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) another name for glasswort (def. 1) any of several other plants of coastal areas Word Origin for samphire C16 sampiere, from French herbe de Saint Pierre Saint Peter's herb; perhaps influenced by camphire camphor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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