salsify

/หˆsรฆlsษชfi/
noun
  1. 1

    Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers.

  2. 2

    Scorzonera hispanica, a plant similar in flavor to T. porrifolius, with lanceolate leaves; cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root. Known in particular as "black salsify" among other common names

  3. 3

    The edible root of these plants.

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