salsify
(noun) either of two long roots eaten cooked
salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius
(noun) Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
salsify, oyster plant
(noun) edible root of the salsify plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
salsify (usually uncountable, plural salsifies)
(countable, uncountable) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers.
Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves; cultivated for its light-skinned edible root and herbal properties. Known in particular as "white salsify" among other common names
(countable, uncountable) Scorzonera hispanica, a plant similar in flavor to T. porrifolius, with lanceolate leaves; cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root. Known in particular as "black salsify" among other common names
(uncountable) The edible root of these plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"si*fy, n. Etym: [F. salsifis.] (Bot.)
Definition: See Oyster plant (a), under Oyster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
