ALL meanings of salsify
sal·si·fy
S s - noun plural salsify a purple-flowered, composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oyster-like flavor and is used as a culinary vegetable. 1
- noun salsify a Mediterranean plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, having grasslike leaves, purple flower heads, and a long white edible taproot: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
- noun salsify the root of this plant, which tastes of oysters and is eaten as a vegetable 0
- noun salsify a purple-flowered plant (Tragopogon porrifolius) of the composite family, with long, white, edible, fleshy roots having an oysterlike flavor; oyster plant 0