SAMPHIRE


Meaning of SAMPHIRE in English

/ ˈsæmfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun

[ U ] a European plant that grows on rocks by the sea, whose leaves are used as a herb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (earlier as sampiere ): from French (herbe de) Saint Pierre St Peter('s herb).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.