NOUN | plant | black salsify, viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica | perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots / carrots |
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food | black salsify, scorzonera | long black salsify |
Meaning | perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots / carrots. | |
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Synonyms | viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica | |
Member of | genus Scorzonera | genus of narrow-leaved European herbs |
Parts | scorzonera, black salsify | long black salsify |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | escorzonera |
Meaning | long black salsify. | |
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Synonym | scorzonera | |
Part of | black salsify, viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica | perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots / carrots |
Broader | salsify | Either of two long roots eaten cooked |
Spanish | escorzonera, salsifí negra, scorzonera | |
Catalan | escurçonera |
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