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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sam•phire (sam′fīər),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- Plant Biologyglasswort.
- Middle French (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of ) Saint Peter
- earlier sampiere 1535–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: samphire /ˈsæmˌfaɪə/ n - 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
- any of several other plants of coastal areas
Etymology: 16th Century sampiere, from French herbe de Saint Pierre Saint Peter's herb; perhaps influenced by camphire camphor |