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samphires

samphires is the plural of samphire.

Meaning of samphire

Noun

samphire (countable and uncountable, plural samphires)

  1. Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
  2. Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
  3. Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
  4. Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).
  5. tree seaside tansy (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.
  6. Plant of the species Gomphrena vermicularis

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Phrases with samphires

Questions about samphires

What is samphires the plural of?
Samphires is the plural of samphire.

Words near samphires in the dictionary

  1. Sampford Arundel
  2. Sampford Courtenay
  3. Sampford Peverell
  4. Sampheling
  5. samphire
  6. samphires
  7. samphor
  8. sampi
  9. sampietrini
  10. sampietrino
  11. sampire

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