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Definition of Black salsify
1. Noun. Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots.
Terms within: Scorzonera
Group relationships: Genus Scorzonera
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
2. Noun. Long black salsify.
Generic synonyms: Salsify
Group relationships: Scorzonera, Scorzonera Hispanica, Viper's Grass
Definition of Black salsify
1. Noun. A perennial member of the sunflower family (''Asteraceae''), cultivated as a root vegetable; ''Scorzonera hispanica''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Salsify
Literary usage of Black salsify
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)
"SCORZONERA, OR black salsify The cultivation of this plant is in all ways like
that of salsify. It is perennial, however, and the roots continue to enlarge ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"The vegetable known as Scorzonera or black salsify is a plant with a long, ...
black salsify. Perennial herb 2 ft. high: stem much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The vegetable known as scorzonera or black salsify is a Perennial herbs, ...
.black salsify. Perennial herb, 2 ft. high: st. much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."
4. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"Row 8. This row was planted with "suspect" seed of garden upon "Black" salsify,
but all the plants were of the latter species. ..."
5. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"SCORZONERA, OR black salsify The cultivation of this plant is in all ways like
that of salsify. It is perennial, however, and the roots continue to enlarge ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"The vegetable known as Scorzonera or black salsify is a plant with a long, ...
black salsify. Perennial herb 2 ft. high: stem much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."
7. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The vegetable known as scorzonera or black salsify is a Perennial herbs, ...
.black salsify. Perennial herb, 2 ft. high: st. much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."
8. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"Row 8. This row was planted with "suspect" seed of garden upon "Black" salsify,
but all the plants were of the latter species. ..."
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