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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.
Terms within: Black Salsify, Scorzonera
Group relationships: Genus Scorzonera
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scorzonera Hispanica
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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