Word Meaning

Meaning of "samphire" and the crossword clue

- A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
- The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in England marsh samphire.
- A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.