Samphire

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

(n.) The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.

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

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• Aunt March is a regular samphire, is she not? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.

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