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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."
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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."
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glasswort
salicornia
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