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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sal•si•fy (sal′sə fē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -fies. - Plant Biologya purple-flowered, composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oyster-like flavor and is used as a culinary vegetable. Also called oyster plant, vegetable oyster.
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- Italian sassef(r) ica)
- French salsifis, variant of sassefy, sassef(r)ique
- 1690–1700
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: salsify /ˈsælsɪfɪ/ n ( pl -fies)
Also called: oyster plant, vegetable 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from French salsifis, from Italian sassefrica, from Late Latin saxifrica, from Latin saxum rock + fricāre to rub |