SAMPHIRES
Noun
samphires
plural of samphire
Anagrams
• misphrase, misshaper, seraphims
Source: Wiktionary
SAMPHIRE
Sam"phire ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [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.
Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade! Scak.
(b) The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); -- called in
England marsh samphire.
(c) A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West Indies.
Golden samphire. See under Golden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition