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Definition of salsify noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

salsify

noun
 
/ˈsælsəfi/
 
/ˈsælsəfi/
[uncountable] (British English)
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  1. a plant with a long root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French salsifis, from obsolete Italian salsefica, of unknown ultimate origin.
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