Definition of "samphire"

One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible

1. Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)

   1. Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.  examples

2. Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).  examples

3. Golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides, syn. Inula crithmoides).  examples

4. Borrichia arborescens (tree seaside tansy) of the West Indies.  examples

5. Any plant of species Blutaparon vermiculare  examples

6. Plants of genus Tecticornia  examples