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salsify
OXFORD DICTIONARY
salsify, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a European plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, with long cylindrical fleshy roots.
2 this root used as a vegetable.
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.
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