Definition of Scorzonera hispanica

1. Noun. Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots.

Exact synonyms: Black Salsify, Scorzonera, Viper's Grass
Terms within: Black Salsify, Scorzonera
Group relationships: Genus Scorzonera
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorzonera Hispanica

Scopolia carniolica
Scopulariopsis
Scorpaena
Scorpaena grandicornis
Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenoidea
Scorpio
Scorpio the Scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpionida
Scorpions
Scorpios
Scorpius
Scorsese
Scorsesean
Scorzonera hispanica (current term)
Scot
ScotE
Scotch
Scotch Game
Scotch Tape
Scotch and soda
Scotch asphodel
Scotch broom
Scotch broth
Scotch cramp
Scotch crow
Scotch crows
Scotch egg
Scotch eggs

Literary usage of Scorzonera hispanica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"... to enlarge without becoming inedible if left in the ground for more than one year. Fig. 70. Spanish salsify. Scolymus Hispanicus. Scorzonera hispanica ..."

2. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"... and management is in all respects the same as that of the beet. The seed keeps four years. 1437. The scorzonera, or Viper's grass, Scorzonera hispanica, ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... young flower heads of Cynara Scolymus (globe artichoke); roots of Tragopogon porrifolius (vegetable oyster, salsify), Scorzonera hispanica (Scorzonera, ..."

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