samphire

IPA: sˈæmfaɪr

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
Marsh samphire, glasswort (genus Salicornia), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
Golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides).
Borrichia arborescens of the West Indies.
Plants of genus Sarcocornia
Plants of genus Tecticornia

Examples of "samphire" in Sentences

Get some oil really hot in pan and put Samphire in.
If winter blanch Samphire in boiling water for 3 minutes.
Rock samphire A rare plant, related to parsley and fennel.
Is rock samphire found anywhere in the Canadian Arctic, e.g.
The dominant habitats are mangrove swamps and samphire flats.
BT there is still lifeboat and the Samphire lighthouse to add.
Samphire is also the name of a short story by Patrick O'Brian.
One of the best places to forage for samphire is on the Norfolk coast.
Samphire is collected by locals and can be seen for sale in the town in summer.
Samphire is a name given to a number of very different edible plants that happen to grow in coastal areas.