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samphire

Today it means: Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia) Full definition →

French Saint Pierre

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French · derived fromSaint Pierre
English todaysamphire

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.