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noun
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).
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noun
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Borrichia arborescens (tree seaside tansy) of the West Indies.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Any plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare
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noun
One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Plants of genus Tecticornia
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noun
fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: glasswort, Salicornia europaea
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre (Saint Peter), the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
