Samphire

Definition:

  • (n.) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
  • (n.) The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.
  • (n.) A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.