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Meaning of salsify

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  salsify
      n 1: edible root of the salsify plant [syn: {salsify}, {oyster
           plant}]
      2: Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple
         ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized
         throughout United States [syn: {salsify}, {oyster plant},
         {vegetable oyster}, {Tragopogon porrifolius}]
      3: either of two long roots eaten cooked

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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