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Definition: Borrichia arborescens
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.
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Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
--Shak.
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(b) The species of glasswort (
Salicornia herbacea); --
called in England
marsh samphire.
(c) A seashore shrub (
Borrichia arborescens) of the West
Indies.
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Golden samphire. See under
Golden.
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Oxeye
\Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) The oxeye daisy. See under
Daisy.
(b) The corn camomile (
Anthemis arvensis).
(c) A genus of composite plants (
Buphthalmum) with large
yellow flowers.
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2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (
Parus major
) and the blue titmouse (
Parus c[oe]ruleus).
[Prov. Eng.]
(b) The dunlin.
(c) A fish; the bogue, or box.
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Creeping oxeye (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant
(
Wedelia carnosa).
Seaside oxeye (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub
(
Borrichia arborescens).
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