Salsify
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
either of two long roots eaten cooked
Wordset Dictionary
edible root of the salsify plant
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- oyster plant
- plural
- Salsifies
- possessive
- Salsify's
- pluralpossessive
- Salsifies'