salsify

sal·si·fy  (sls-f, -f)

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

1. A European plant (Tragopogon porrifolius) having grasslike leaves, purple flower heads, and an edible taproot.

2. The root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

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[French salsifis, from obsolete Italian (erba) salsifica.]

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salsify

Noun

pl -fies a Mediterranean plant with a long white edible root [Italian sassefrica]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	salsify - edible root of the salsify plant     oyster plant Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster, oyster plant, salsify - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	2.	salsify - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster, oyster plant vegetable oyster, oyster plant - long white salsify genus Tragopogon, Tragopogon - genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads oyster plant, salsify - edible root of the salsify plant herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	3.	salsify - either of two long roots eaten cooked root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers vegetable oyster, oyster plant - long white salsify black salsify, scorzonera - long black salsify