Definition of Scolymus hispanicus

1. Noun. A golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron.

Exact synonyms: Spanish Oyster Plant
Generic synonyms: Golden Thistle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scolymus Hispanicus

Scleroderma aurantium
Scleroderma bovista
Scleroderma citrinum
Scleroderma flavidium
Sclerodermataceae
Sclerodermatales
Scleroparei
Sclerostoma
Sclerotiniaceae
Scobey
Scolopacidae
Scolopax
Scolopax rusticola
Scolopendrium nigripes
Scolymus
Scolymus hispanicus (current term)
Scolytidae
Scolytus
Scolytus multistriatus
Scomber colias
Scomber japonicus
Scomber scombrus
Scomberesocidae
Scomberesox
Scomberesox saurus
Scomberomorus
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scomberomorus maculatus
Scomberomorus regalis
Scomberomorus sierra

Literary usage of Scolymus hispanicus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Scolymus hispanicus (Fig. 3580) is the vegetable known as golden thistle or ... S. Afr. 3580. Spanish salsify, or golden thistle.—Scolymus hispanicus. ..."

2. A History of Inventions and Discoveries by Johann Beckmann (1817)
"The figure which Stapel gives, '• 621, is not of the scolymus hispanicus, but of scolymus maculatus. i is taken from Clusius, who has also a figure of the ..."

3. A History of Inventions and Discoveries by Johann Beckmann (1814)
"Theophrast. Hist, plant, p. 620. The figure which Stapel gives, ¡p. 621, is not of the scolymus hispanicus, but of scolymus ..."

4. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America: Containing Full Descriptions of by Fearing Burr (1874)
"Scolymus hispanicus. In its natural state this is n perennial plant; but when cultivated it is generally treated as an annual or as a biennial. ..."

5. The Journal of Botany: Being a Second Series of the Botanical Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1834)
"157, and Theoph. lib. ix. cap. 10. Observed on the south coast near Sciacca, et alibi. COMPOSITE. 66. Scolymus hispanicus.—Spanish Golden-Thistle. ..."

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