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Salsify

Salsify meaning

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers. | Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers. | 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

Example sentences (3)

In her writing, she featured other vegetables common on the continent but long vanished from British cultivation – salsify, scorzonera and purslane, for example.

He believes he may have set his sixth world record - this time for the longest salsify.

Two spears of grilled salsify, which is like a white asparagus, also hold their own in the face of four other flavorings.