black salsify

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
black salsify root

Noun

[edit]

black salsify (usually uncountable, plural black salsifies)

  1. A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica).
    Synonym: scorzonera
    • 2008, Dolf De Rovira, Dictionary of Flavors, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 150:
      Black salsify is lumped in as a member of the salsify-type vegetable family even though it is a different genus and species due to similarities in its flavor and textural profile.

Synonyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]

References

[edit]