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scorzonera
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scorzonera
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun scorzonera has 2 senses
- scorzonera(n = noun.plant) black salsify, scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass - perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots; Array has parts: black salsify, scorzonera
- scorzonera(n = noun.food) black salsify - long black salsify; Array is a kind of salsify
is a member of genus scorzonera
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a part of black salsify, scorzonera, scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scorzonera, n.
1 a composite plant, Scorzonera hispanica, with long tapering purple-brown roots.
2 the root used as a vegetable.
1 a composite plant, Scorzonera hispanica, with long tapering purple-brown roots.
2 the root used as a vegetable.
Etymology
It. f. scorzone venomous snake ult f. med.L curtio
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