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samphire Definition


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samphire
noun
    1. A fleshy perennial plant with strongly aromatic bluish-green leaves, formerly popular as a pickled delicacy, and flat-topped clusters of tiny yellowish-green flowers.
Etymology: 16c: from French sampiere, from (herbe de) Saint Pierre (herb of) St Peter.



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