different between salicornia vs samphire

English

Noun

salicornia (countable and uncountable, plural salicornias)

1. samphire (of the genus Salicornia)

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Salicornia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.li?k?r.nja/
• Hyphenation: sa?li?còr?nia

Noun

salicornia f (plural salicornie)

1. samphire, glasswort (plant of the genus Salicornia)

References

• salicornia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Noun

salicornia f (plural salicornias)

1. any plant of the genus Salicornia

English

Etymology

Originally sampiere, from French Saint Pierre, the patron saint of fishermen who often harvested the plant.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sæm.fa?.?(?)/, /?sæm.f?(?)/

Noun

samphire (countable and uncountable, plural samphires)

1. One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible
   1. Marsh samphire, glasswort (genus Salicornia), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
   2. Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
   3. Golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides).
   4. Borrichia arborescens of the West Indies.
   5. Plants of genus Sarcocornia
   6. Plants of genus Tecticornia

Translations

Anagrams

• pesharim, seraphim