SAMPHIRE


Meaning of SAMPHIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsam-ˌfī(-ə)r ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier sampiere, from Middle French ( herbe de ) Saint Pierre, literally, Saint Peter's herb

Date: 1545

1. : a fleshy European seacoast plant ( Crithmum maritimum ) of the carrot family that is sometimes pickled

2. : a common glasswort ( Salicornia europaea ) that is sometimes pickled

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