[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

samphire \sam"phire\ ? or ?; 277, n. f. l'herbe de saint
   pierre. see saint, and petrel. bot.
   a a fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous european plant
       crithmum maritimum. it grows among rocks and on
       cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
       1913 webster

             hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade
                                                  --shak.
       1913 webster
   b the species of glasswort salicornia herbacea; --
       called in england marsh samphire.
   c a seashore shrub borrichia arborescens of the west
       indies.
       1913 webster

   golden samphire. see under golden.
      1913 webster
see also:
saint petrel crithmum maritimum salicornia herbacea marsh samphire borrichia arborescens 
golden samphire golden 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

samphire
     n : fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary
         scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers;
         formerly used in making glass syn: glasswort, salicornia
         europaea
see also:
glasswort salicornia europaea 

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