black salsify

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black salsify

A European plant (Scorzonera hispanica) in the composite family, having heads of yellow ray flowers and a large, edible, fleshy root.

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Noun	1.	black salsify - perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass black salsify, scorzonera - long black salsify genus Scorzonera - genus of narrow-leaved European herbs herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	black salsify - long black salsify scorzonera salsify - either of two long roots eaten cooked black salsify, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass - perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots

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genus Scorzonera salsify scorzonera Scorzonera hispanica viper's grass			salsify is another edible thistle, or rather, the same name for two distinct but similar members of the Asteraceae family--true salsify (tragopogon porrifolius), which is also called oyster plant or white salsify (but for purposes of this article referred to simply as "salsify"); and scorzonera (scorzonera hispanica), also known as black salsify, black oyster plant or viper grass. A thorny matter by Art Culinaire European plantings of garden peas, carrots, black salsify, beans, kale and garden beans, which occurred primarily between March and June, went quite normally. Europe staying the course in 2003 vegetable output, reports Ardo. ... by Quick Frozen Foods International			black powder Black Power Black Prince black propaganda black pudding black quarter Black race black racer black raspberry black rat black rat snake Black rent black rhinoceros Black River Black Rock Desert black rockweed Black Rod black root rot fungus black rot black rudder fish black rudderfish black run black rust black sage black sally black salsify Black salts black saltwort black sapote Black Sash Black Sea black sea bass black section Black September Black September Movement black sheep Black Shirt Black silver black skimmer black smoker Black snake black snakeroot Black Spanish black spleenwort black spot black spruce Black squall black squirrel black stork black studies black stump			black root black root Black Root of Beets black root rot black root rot fungus Black Rose Black Rose Acoustic Society Black Rose Dragon black rot black rot Black Router Network Black Rubber Ribbed Matting black rudder fish black rudderfish black run Black Runed Dagger Black Russian Black Russian (cocktail) Black Russian Terrier Club of America, Inc. Black rust Black rust Black Sabbath black sage Black Sails in the Sunset black sally black sally wattle black salsifies black salsify Black salts black saltwort Black sambuca Black sand Black Sands Beach State Marine Park Black Sandy State Park Black sapota black sapote Black Sash Black Saturday (Cuban Missile Crisis) Black Saturday (Cuban Missile Crisis) Black Scholes Black Scholes Black Scholes Model Black Scholes Model Black Scholes Option Pricing Model Black Scholes Option Pricing Model Black Science Forum black scope black scour black scour worm black scours Black screen Black Screen of Death Black Screen of Death Black Sea Black Sea black sea bass Black Sea Biotechnology Association Black Sea Coastal States

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