Definitions for: Salsify


[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



Webster (1913) Definition: Sal"si*fy (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.)
See Oyster plant
(a), under Oyster.

Synonyms: oyster plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster

See Also: black salsify, genus Tragopogon, herb, herbaceous plant, oyster plant, root, root vegetable, salsify, scorzonera, Tragopogon, vegetable oyster

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