Definition of Black salsify

1. Noun. Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots.

Exact synonyms: Scorzonera, Scorzonera Hispanica, Viper's Grass
Terms within: Scorzonera
Group relationships: Genus Scorzonera
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

2. Noun. Long black salsify.
Exact synonyms: Scorzonera
Generic synonyms: Salsify
Group relationships: Scorzonera, Scorzonera Hispanica, Viper's Grass

Definition of Black salsify

1. Noun. A perennial member of the sunflower family (''Asteraceae''), cultivated as a root vegetable; ''Scorzonera hispanica''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Salsify

black rat
black rat snake
black rats
black redstart
black redstarts
black rhinoceros
black rhinoceroses
black rhinocerotes
black rockweed
black root
black root rot fungus
black rot
black rudderfish
black sage
black sally
black salsify (current term)
black salts
black saltwort
black sanctis
black sanctus
black sanctuses
black santis
black santos
black scabbardfish
black shale
black sheep
black sickness
black slug
black slugs

Literary usage of Black 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)
"SCORZONERA, OR black salsify The cultivation of this plant is in all ways like that of salsify. It is perennial, however, and the roots continue to enlarge ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"The vegetable known as Scorzonera or black salsify is a plant with a long, ... black salsify. Perennial herb 2 ft. high: stem much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The vegetable known as scorzonera or black salsify is a Perennial herbs, ... .black salsify. Perennial herb, 2 ft. high: st. much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."

4. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"Row 8. This row was planted with "suspect" seed of garden upon "Black" salsify, but all the plants were of the latter species. ..."

5. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"SCORZONERA, OR black salsify The cultivation of this plant is in all ways like that of salsify. It is perennial, however, and the roots continue to enlarge ..."

6. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"The vegetable known as Scorzonera or black salsify is a plant with a long, ... black salsify. Perennial herb 2 ft. high: stem much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."

7. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The vegetable known as scorzonera or black salsify is a Perennial herbs, ... .black salsify. Perennial herb, 2 ft. high: st. much branched: Ivs. clasping, ..."

8. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"Row 8. This row was planted with "suspect" seed of garden upon "Black" salsify, but all the plants were of the latter species. ..."

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