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