samphire

名词 n.
/ˈsæm.faɪ.ə(ɹ)/|/ˈsæm.fə(ɹ)/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible; Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia) countable,uncountable
  2. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible; Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia); Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass. countable,uncountable
  3. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible; Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum). countable,uncountable
  4. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible; Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides). countable,uncountable
  5. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible; Borrichia arborescens (tree seaside tansy) of the West Indies. countable,uncountable
  6. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible; Any plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare countable,uncountable
  7. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible; Plants of genus Tecticornia countable,uncountable

词形变化

samphires plural

词源

Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre (Saint Peter), the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.
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