“sampson”

The following 4 entries include the term sampson.

black sampson

noun

: purple coneflower

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Sampson fish

noun

: an Australian fish (Seriola hippos) of the family Carangidae

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Sampson fox

noun

: a red fox having a coat in which the guard hairs are lacking and the under fur is woolly and scorched looking due to genetic variation

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Sampson snakeroot

noun

: an aromatic herb (Psoralea psoralioides) of the southeastern U.S. with a root having tonic properties

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