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Noun salsify has 3 senses
- salsify, oyster plant - edible root of the salsify plant
--1 is a kind of root
--1 is a part of
- salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
--2 is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
--2 is a member of Tragopogon, genus Tragopogon
--2 has parts: oyster plant, vegetable oyster; salsify, oyster plant
- salsify - either of two long roots eaten cooked
--3 is a kind of root vegetable
--3 has particulars: oyster plant, vegetable oyster; scorzonera, black salsify
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