salsify
1.
(
noun
) either of two long roots eaten cooked
Related Words:
black salsify
,
oyster plant
,
root vegetable
,
scorzonera
,
vegetable oyster
2.
(
noun
) Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
Synonyms:
Tragopogon porrifolius
,
oyster plant
,
vegetable oyster
Related Words:
herb
,
herbaceous plant
3.
(
noun
) edible root of the salsify plant
Synonyms:
oyster plant
Related Words:
root
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