samphire

English - Turkish

Definition of samphire in English Turkish dictionary: deniz rezenesi; Crithmum maritimum; denizrezene; andız
samphire molasses: Andız pekmezi

English - English

Definition of samphire in English English dictionary: Glasswort, the plant once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass; One of several edible plants growing near the sea, including the rock samphire mentioned by Edgar in Shakespeare's King Lear; {n} a plant, sea fennel; fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass; The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); called in England marsh samphire; {i} European plant that has small white flowers and the leaves of which are used in pickles; seacoast shrub that grows in the West Indies; A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum); One of several edible plants growing near the sea, including the rock samphire mentioned by Edgar in Shakespeares King Lear; A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies; It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles; sea fennel

samphire

Hyphenation

sam·phire

() Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre, the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.

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