Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

             Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!
                                                  --Shak.
   (b) The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea}); --
       called in England {marsh samphire}.
   (c) A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens}) of the West
       Indies.

   {Golden samphire}. See under {Golden}.

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.

   2. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus
          major}) and the blue titmouse ({P. c[oe]ruleus}).
          [Prov. Eng.]
      (b) The dunlin.
      (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.

   {Creeping oxeye} (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant
      ({Wedelia carnosa}).

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