salsify

A noun referring to a Mediterranean biennial herb with edible roots and purple flowers, or the root itself, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

• 🌐نبات عشبي حولي أو ثنائي الحول من الفصيلة النجمية ينمو في حوض البحر الأبيض المتوسط، له جذور صالحة للأكل وأزهار بنفسجية اللون، أو الجذر نفسه الذي يُطبخ ويُؤكل كخضار.

1. Edible root C1 formal culinary

   The long, edible root of the salsify plant, often cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

   • Salsify is often boiled or roasted and served as a side dish.
   • The creamy texture of cooked salsify resembles that of artichoke hearts.
   • He prepared a soup using fresh salsify from the garden.

   🌐جذر صالح للأكل

   المرادفات: oyster plantvegetable oyster

2. Mediterranean biennial herb C2 formal scientific

   A Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap, naturalized throughout the United States.

   • The salsify plant is known for its purple flowers and milky sap.
   • Salsify has naturalized in many parts of the United States.
   • Botanists study the salsify for its unique growth patterns.

   🌐لحية التيس

   المرادفات: goatsbeardoyster plantvegetable oyster

3. Cooked root C1 formal culinary

   Either of two long roots eaten cooked, often used as a vegetable in various cuisines.

   • The two types of salsify roots are both edible when cooked.
   • She roasted the salsify roots with herbs and olive oil.
   • Cooked salsify can be mashed or added to stews for flavor.

   🌐جذر صالح للأكل

   المرادفات: oyster plantvegetable oyster

• salsifies plural form
• salsifies' possessive plural form
• salsify's possessive singular form