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单词 salsify
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salsify

[ sal-suh-fee ]
/ ˈsæl sə fi /

noun, plural sal·si·fies.

a purple-flowered, composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oyster-like flavor and is used as a culinary vegetable.
Also called oyster plant, vegetable oyster.

Origin of salsify

1690–1700; <French salsifis, variant of sassefy, sassef(r)ique<Italian sassef(r)ica) < ?

Words nearby salsify

salpingostomy, salpingotomy, salpinx, salsa, salsa verde, salsify, sal soda, salt, salta, saltando, saltant
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British Dictionary definitions for salsify

salsify
/ (ˈsælsɪfɪ) /

noun plural -fies

Also called: oyster plant, vegetable oyster a Mediterranean plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, having grasslike leaves, purple flower heads, and a long white edible taproot: family Asteraceae (composites)
the root of this plant, which tastes of oysters and is eaten as a vegetable

Word Origin for salsify

C17: from French salsifis, from Italian sassefrica, from Late Latin saxifrica, from Latin saxum rock + fricāre to rub
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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