Herb. Obs. [a. F. crestemarine, crête-marine, in 16th c. also criste-marine, in the Herbals Creta marina, the first element being a perversion of crithmum, Gr. κρίθμον, κρῆθμον, in mod. Bot. Crithmum maritimum.] An old name of Samphire.
1565–73. Cooper, Thesaurus, Batis, an herbe called … of the Frenchmen Crestmarine, in English Sampiere.
1578. Lyte, Dodoens, V. xxi. 578. They keepe … branches of Crestmarin or Sampier in brine or pickle, to be eaten lyke cappers.
1611. Cotgr., Creste marine, Sampier, sea Fennell, Crestmarine.
