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salsify

(n): edible root of the salsify plant

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(n): (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

(n): Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States

(n): a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

(n): either of two long roots eaten cooked

(n): any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers

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25 days ago mollusque said:

I was wondering who might falsify salsify.

26 days ago bilby said:

The only non-verb? All alone? All innocent and waify?

26 days ago reesetee said:

And here I thought it meant "To add salsa to one's food."

26 days ago mollusque said:

The only current English word ending in -ify that is not a verb.

about 1 year ago dann said: This parsnaisy tastes like oysters!

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