black salsify

English

black salsify root

Noun

black salsify (usually uncountable, plural black salsifies)

A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable; Scorzonera hispanica.

Synonyms

(Scorzonera hispanica): black oyster plant, scorzonera, serpent root, Spanish salsify, viper's grass, viper's herb, Spanish oyster plant

Translations

Scorzonera hispanica

Catalan: escurçonera f
Dutch: grote schorseneer
Finnish: mustajuuri (fi)
French: scorsonère (fr) f
Galician: escorzoneira (gl) f
German: Schwarzwurzel (de) f

Hungarian: feketegyökér
Italian: scorzonera di Spagna f
Portuguese: escorcioneira f
Romanian: scorțoneră (ro) f
Spanish: escorzonera (es) f
Swedish: svartrot (sv) c

References

black salsify on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scorzonera hispanica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scorzonera hispanica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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