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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Samphire \Sam"phire\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. l'herbe de Saint
   Pierre. See Saint, and Petrel.] (Bot.)
   (a) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant
       (Crithmum maritimum). It grows among rocks and on
       cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.
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             Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
                                                  --Shak.
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   (b) The species of glasswort (Salicornia herbacea); --
       called in England marsh samphire.
   (c) A seashore shrub (Borrichia arborescens) of the West
       Indies.
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   Golden samphire. See under Golden.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]
   1. (Bot.)
      (a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
      (b) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
      (c) A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large
          yellow flowers.
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   2. (Zool.)
      (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus
          major) and the blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus).
          [Prov. Eng.]
      (b) The dunlin.
      (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.
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   Creeping oxeye (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant
      (Wedelia carnosa).

   Seaside oxeye (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub
      (Borrichia arborescens).
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