Associations to the word «Scorzonera»

Wiktionary

SCORZONERA, noun. A herb from southern Europe, Scorzonera hispanica, having yellow flowers and edible carrot-shaped roots.
SCORZONERA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae   — salsify.

Dictionary definition

SCORZONERA, noun. Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots.
SCORZONERA, noun. Long black salsify.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats