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samphire

 (n): fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass
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10 months ago reesetee said:

Nice word, sionnach!

10 months ago sionnach said:

An edible wild plant found in coastal regions of mainland Great Britain. The term samphire is used for several unrelated species of coastal plant.

In King Lear, Shakespeare refers to the dangerous practice of collecting rock samphire from cliffs:

"Half-way down, Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade!"

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