Samphire /(? [or] ?; 277)/

Sam·phire

Samphire

n.
  1. A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles. (Bot.)
    Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
  2. The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.

Phrases & Compounds

Golden samphire
See under Golden.