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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