·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.