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samphire Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

The succulent, salty-tasting young shoots and fleshy stems of marsh samphire or rock samphire, eaten raw in salads, pickled, or steamed as a coastal green vegetable.

Usage Example

"The chef served the pan-seared sea bass over a bed of steamed glasswort and lemon butter."

Strong
glasswort
pickleweed

• noun (Context 2)

Any of several salt-tolerant coastal plants, especially rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum) of the family Apiaceae, which grows on sea cliffs, or marsh samphire (genus Salicornia) of the family Amaranthaceae, which inhabits intertidal salt marshes.

Usage Example

"Clusters of wild glasswort clung stubbornly to the crevices of the windswept limestone cliffs."

Strong
glasswort
salicornia

• Nearby Words

sammy
samosa
samoyed
samphire
sample
sampler
sampling

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Samphire. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 6, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/samphire
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