black salsify en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A perennial member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae), cultivated as a root vegetable (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica).
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.
2008, Dolf De Rovira, Dictionary of Flavors, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 150:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| black salsifies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
black oyster plant (Scorzonera hispanica) · viper's grass (Scorzonera hispanica) · Spanish salsify (Scorzonera hispanica) · Spanish oyster plant (Scorzonera hispanica) · viper's herb (Scorzonera hispanica) · scorzonera · serpent root (Scorzonera hispanica)
Translations (18)
fi mustajuuri (Scorzonera hispanica) · tr sakız otu (Scorzonera hispanica) · pt escorcioneira (Scorzonera hispanica) · it scorzonera di Spagna (Scorzonera hispanica) · de Schwarzwurzel (Scorzonera hispanica) · ca escurçonera (Scorzonera hispanica) · pl wężymord czarny korzeń (Scorzonera hispanica) · hu feketegyökér (Scorzonera hispanica) · fr scorsonère (Scorzonera hispanica) · pl skorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica) · es escorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica) · pl wężymord (Scorzonera hispanica) · bg черен корен (Scorzonera hispanica) · nl grote schorseneer (Scorzonera hispanica) · it scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica) · ro scorțoneră (Scorzonera hispanica) · sv svartrot (Scorzonera hispanica) · gl escorzoneira (Scorzonera hispanica)