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Definition of Salsify

1. Noun. Edible root of the salsify plant.

2. Noun. Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States.

3. Noun. Either of two long roots eaten cooked.

Definition of Salsify

1. n. See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster.

Definition of Salsify

1. Noun. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus ''Tragopogon'', that mostly have purple flowers ¹

2. Noun. The edible root of these plants ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Salsify

1. a European herb [n -FIES]

Medical Definition of Salsify

1. See Oyster plant, under Oyster. Origin: F. Salsifis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Salsify

sals salsa salsaed salsafies salsafy salsaing salsalate salsalike salsamentarious salsas

salse salsero salseros salses salsifies salsify (current term) salsilla salsillas salso-acid salsoda

salsola salsolidine salsoline alkaloids salsuginous salt salt-and-pepper salt-cured salt-depletion crisis salt-effect distillation salt-free diet

Literary usage of 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)
"SCOLYMUS, OR SPANISH salsify Cultivated like salsify, and the roots used for the same purposes. Fig. 70. "A vegetable that promises to be of considerable ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"It makes a root much like salsify, except that it is much lighter colored ... Its flavor is less pronounced than that of salsify, but when carefully cooked, ..."

3. Garden Farming by Lee Cleveland Corbett (1913)
"salsify salsify is a hardy plant which lives through the winter to provide ... salsify is a hardy biennial belonging to the Composites and is known by the ..."

4. The Garden Yard: A Handbook of Intensive Farming by Bolton Hall (1909)
"salsify. The salsify plant tastes so like an oyster that it is called the ... salsify can be left in the ground all winter, unless it is needed for the late ..."

5. Modern Cookery, for Private Families: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1860)
"Boil the salsify tender, as directed above, drain, and then press it ... Make some French batter (see Chapter V.), throw the bits of salsify into it, ..."

6. Diseases of Truck Crops and Their Control by Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus (1918)
"Soft rot of salsify is more a storage trouble than a field trouble. The disease, as it has been studied by Clinton,' was found to be the same as the soft ..."

7. Jane Hamilton's Recipes: Delicacies from the Old Dominion by Charlotte Mason Poindexter (1909)
"999 salsify, FRIED AND STEWED. Scrape the salsify until all the peeling or outer covering is taken off, then boil it in water until it is soft. ..."

8. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"The Yellow Goat's Beard (T. pratensis), a native of Britain, was formerly cultivated in England for its roots, which are similar in quality to salsify. ..."

9. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"SCOLYMUS, OR SPANISH salsify Cultivated like salsify, and the roots used for the same purposes. Fig. 70. "A vegetable that promises to be of considerable ..."

10. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"It makes a root much like salsify, except that it is much lighter colored ... Its flavor is less pronounced than that of salsify, but when carefully cooked, ..."

11. Garden Farming by Lee Cleveland Corbett (1913)
"salsify salsify is a hardy plant which lives through the winter to provide ... salsify is a hardy biennial belonging to the Composites and is known by the ..."

12. The Garden Yard: A Handbook of Intensive Farming by Bolton Hall (1909)
"salsify. The salsify plant tastes so like an oyster that it is called the ... salsify can be left in the ground all winter, unless it is needed for the late ..."

13. Modern Cookery, for Private Families: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1860)
"Boil the salsify tender, as directed above, drain, and then press it ... Make some French batter (see Chapter V.), throw the bits of salsify into it, ..."

14. Diseases of Truck Crops and Their Control by Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus (1918)
"Soft rot of salsify is more a storage trouble than a field trouble. The disease, as it has been studied by Clinton,' was found to be the same as the soft ..."

15. Jane Hamilton's Recipes: Delicacies from the Old Dominion by Charlotte Mason Poindexter (1909)
"999 salsify, FRIED AND STEWED. Scrape the salsify until all the peeling or outer covering is taken off, then boil it in water until it is soft. ..."

16. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"The Yellow Goat's Beard (T. pratensis), a native of Britain, was formerly cultivated in England for its roots, which are similar in quality to salsify. ..."

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