salsify

English

Etymology

French salsifis.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsælsɪfi/

Habitus of white salsify plant. Tragopogon porrifolius

Habitus of black salsify plant (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. (Scorzonera hispanica)

Noun

salsify (usually uncountable, plural salsifies)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers.
   1. 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
2. (countable, uncountable) Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (syn. Scorzonera hispanica), a plant similar in flavor to T. porrifolius, with lanceolate leaves; cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root. Known in particular as "black salsify" among other common names
3. (uncountable) The edible root of these plants.

Derived terms

• black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)
• common salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
• meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratense)
• purple salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
• Spanish salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)
• western salsify (Tragopogon dubius)
• white salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
• yellow salsify (Tragopogon dubius)

Translations

plant of the genus Tragopogon

• Bulgarian: козя брада f (kozja brada), брадица (bradica)
• Finnish: pukinparta (fi)
• Hungarian: bakszakáll (hu)
• Kazakh: таусағыз (tausağyz)
• Polish: kozibród m, salsefia (pl) f

Scorzonera hispanica — see black salsify

edible root of Tragopogon

• Catalan: salsifí m
• Finnish: kaurajuuri (fi) (Tragopogon porrifolius)
• Polish: salsefia (pl) f

See also

• oyster plant