salsify

French salsifis.

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsælsɪfi/

Habitus of white salsify plant. Tragopogon porrifolius

Habitus of black salsify plant. Scorzonera hispanica

salsify (usually uncountable, plural salsifies)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers.
   1. Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves; cultivated for its light-skinned edible root and herbal properties. Known in particular as "white salsify" among other common names
2. (countable, uncountable) Scorzonera hispanica, a plant similar in flavor to T. porrifolius, with lanceolate leaves; cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root. Known in particular as "black salsify" among other common names
3. (uncountable) The edible root of these plants.

• black salsify
• common salsify
• meadow salsify
• purple salsify
• Spanish salsify
• western salsify
• white salsify
• yellow salsify

• oyster plant