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salsify
[ sal-suh-fee ]
noun
- a purple-flowered, composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oyster-like flavor and is used as a culinary vegetable.
salsify
/ ˈsælsɪfɪ /
noun
- Also calledoyster plantvegetable 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 History and Origins
Origin of salsify1
Word History and Origins
Origin of salsify1
Example Sentences
In recent years, plant-based eating has become more about Silicon Valley and stock prices than the Salinas Valley and salsify.
Butter-poached salsify, a pale, mild root vegetable that resembles a less-sweet parsnip, was dolled up to dazzling effect with sumac and dots of puréed fruit — tart grapefruit and sweet dates.
What to make of the word “mushroom,” trailed by “shiso,” “salsify” and “egg yolk fudge”? Make sure to try it, a server practically insists.
Even with the best storage conditions, it’s generally not worth sowing celery, parsley, parsnip or salsify seeds after they are more than a year old.
Then it was spinach, followed by kohlrabi, salsify, cucumbers, tomatoes, sauerkraut, etc., etc.
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