Associations to the word «Salsify»
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Wiktionary
SALSIFY, noun. (countable) (uncountable) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers.
SALSIFY, noun. Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves cultivated for its light-skinned edible root and herbal properties
SALSIFY, noun. (countable) (uncountable) Scorzonera hispanica, a plant similar in flavor to T. porrifolius, with lanceolate leaves cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
SALSIFY, noun. (uncountable) The edible root of these plants.
Dictionary definition
SALSIFY, noun. Edible root of the salsify plant.
SALSIFY, noun. Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States.
SALSIFY, noun. Either of two long roots eaten cooked.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.