1. salsify(n = noun.plant) oyster plant - edible root of the salsify plant;
is a kind of root
is a part of oyster plant, salsify, tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster
2. salsify(n = noun.plant) oyster plant, tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States;
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
has parts: oyster plant, vegetable oyster, oyster plant, salsify
is a member of genus tragopogon, tragopogon
3. salsify(n = noun.food) - either of two long roots eaten cooked;
is a kind of root vegetable
has particulars: oyster plant, vegetable oyster, black salsify, scorzonera
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salsify, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a European plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, with long cylindrical fleshy roots.
2 this root used as a vegetable.
Idiom:
black salsify scorzonera.
Etymology:
F salsifis f. obs. It. salsefica, of unkn. orig.