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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