Samphire

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /sæm.ˈfaɪ.É™(ɹ)/, /sæm.ˈfÉ™(ɹ)/

Origin

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

Full definition of samphire

Noun

1. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
1. The , glasswort, genus Salicornia, a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
2. The , .
3. The , .
4. of the West Indies.
5. Plants of genus
6. Plants of genus

Anagrams

• seraphim