black salsify
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
black salsify (usually uncountable, plural black salsifies)
- A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica).
- Synonym: scorzonera
- 2008, Dolf De Rovira, Dictionary of Flavors, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 150:
- Black salsify is lumped in as a member of the salsify-type vegetable family even though it is a different genus and species due to similarities in its flavor and textural profile.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Scorzonera hispanica): black oyster plant, serpent root, Spanish salsify, viper's grass, viper's herb, Spanish oyster plant
Translations[edit]
Scorzonera hispanica
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References[edit]
- black salsify on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scorzonera hispanica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Scorzonera hispanica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons