Samphire

·noun A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.

II. Samphire ·noun The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea);

— called in England marsh samphire.

III. Samphire ·noun A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.