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salsify

(sal′sə fē′, -fī′)

noun

a purple-flowered plant (Tragopogon porrifolius) of the composite family, with long, white, edible, fleshy roots having an oysterlike flavor; oyster plant

Origin: Fr salsifis < It sassefrica < ?

See salsify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sal·si·fies In both senses also called oyster plant, vegetable oyster.

A European plant (Tragopogon porrifolius) having grasslike leaves, purple flower heads, and an edible taproot.
The root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

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Origin: French salsifis

Origin: , from obsolete Italian (erba) salsifica

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