samphire
/ˈsæmfaɪə(r)/noun
(亦作rock samphire)
1- a European plant of the parsley family, which grows on rocks and cliffs by the sea. Its aromatic fleshy leaves were formerly much used in pickles.海蓬子, 海马齿。
1.1
- Crithmum maritimum, family Umbelliferae.拉丁名Crithmum maritimum,伞形科。
1.2
- used in names of other fleshy-leaved plants that grow near the sea, e.g. golden samphire用于生长在海边有肉质叶片的植物名称中, 如海边旋复花。
词源
mid 16th cent. （earlier as sampiere）： from French （herbe de） Saint Pierre 'St Peter（'s herb）'.