salsify
/ˈsælsɪfɪ/noun
mass noun
1- an edible European plant of the daisy family, with a long root like that of a parsnip蒜叶婆罗门参。
1.1
- Tragopogon porrifolius, family Compositae.拉丁名Tragopogon porrifolius,菊科。参见BLACK SALSIFY.
1.2
- the root of this plant used as a vegetable蒜叶婆罗门参的根。亦称VEGETABLE OYSTER.
词源
late 17th cent.: from French salsifis, from obsolete Italian salsefica, of unknown ultimate origin.