Etymology

crestmarine

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Today it means: The plant rock samphire. Full definition →

French christe-marine
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The story

  1. French · derived fromchriste-marine
  2. English todaycrestmarine

From French christe-marine, influenced by crest, as if a reference to its coastal habitat.

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