borrichia arborescens

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borrichia arborescens - 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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  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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