Meaning of SALSIFY
| Pronunciation: | | 'salsufI
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- [n] either of two long roots eaten cooked
- [n] Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
- [n] edible root of the salsify plant
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| | Synonyms: | | oyster plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster |
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| | See Also: | | black salsify, genus Tragopogon, herb, herbaceous plant, oyster plant, root, root vegetable, salsify, scorzonera, Tragopogon, vegetable oyster | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sal"si*fy\ (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.)
See {Oyster plant}
(a), under {Oyster}.
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