salsify
sal·sify
noun
2.
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
Origin
Borrowed from French salsifis.
Phrases
- black salsify
- common salsify
- meadow salsify
- purple salsify
- Spanish salsify
- western salsify
- white salsify
- yellow salsify
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