salsify

ˈsælsɪˌfaɪ

salsifies

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Definition of salsify - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

food

Rare

edible root used like a vegetable for cooking

Rare

We cooked salsify for dinner.

goatsbeard

white salsify

TECH.

Tragopogon porrifolius with a long white root

TECH.

White salsify is often used in soups.

oyster plant

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Images of salsify

edible root used like a vegetable for cooking
Tragopogon porrifolius with a long white root

Expressions with salsify

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black salsify

edible root of a plant used in cooking

She prepared a delicious soup with black salsify and herbs..

meadow salsify

plant with yellow flowers, often seen as a weed

Meadow salsify grows abundantly in the open fields.

Origin of salsify

French, salsifis (a root vegetable)

Terms with salsify included in their meaning

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oyster plant

common salsify

plant cultivated for light-skinned edible root

oyster plant

black salsify

plant cultivated for dark-skinned edible root

Examples of salsify in a sentence

The market had fresh salsify available.
Salsify can be roasted for a unique flavor.
Farmers harvest salsify in the fall.

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French:salsifis, salsifis blanc, ...
German:Haferwurzel, Bocksbart, ...
Italian:barbaforte, scorzobianca, ...
Spanish:salsifí, barba de cabra, ...
Portuguese:escorzonera, barba-de-bode, ...
Chinese:菊芋, 白菊芋, ...
Japanese:サルシファイ, 白オニニラ, ...
Arabic:سَلْسَفي, جَذَرُ المِحراث الأبيض, ...
Hebrew:סַלְסָפִי, סַלְסִיפִי לָבָן, ...
Russian:козелец, белый козелец, ...
Ukrainian:козелець, білий козелець, ...
Hindi:साल्सिफाई, सफेद साल्सिफाई, ...
Bengali:সালসিফাই, সাদা স্যালসিফাই, ...
Catalan:salsifí, salsifí blanc, ...
Czech:kozí brada, kozí brada pórolistá, ...
Danish:skorzonerrod, hvid skorzonerrod, ...
Dutch:schorseneer, witte schorseneer, ...
Greek:σαλσιφί, λευκό σαλσίφι, ...
Hungarian:bakgyökér, zabigyökér, ...
Khmer:រុក្ខជាតិមានឫសអាចបរិភោគបាន សម្រាប់ចម្អិនដូចបន្លែ, សាល់ស៊ីហ្វីស, ...
Korean:서양산 더덕, 산사피, ...
Persian:سلفی, سلسفی, ...
Polish:skorzonera, salsefia, ...
Portuguese (BR):raiz comestível, raiz branca, ...
Romanian:salsifi, ...
Swedish:haverrot, vitsalsify, ...
Thai:รากซัลซิฟาย, สกอร์ซอเนรา, ...
Turkish:yemlik kökü, beyaz salsify, ...
Vietnamese:củ salsify, cây salsify trắng, ...

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Definition of salsify - Reverso English Dictionary

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