Definition of scorzonera Scorzonera

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What does scorzonera mean?

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Noun Plural: scorzoneras
scorzonera - long black salsify
		black salsify
		salsify either of two long roots eaten cooked
scorzonera - perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
		black salsify, viper's grass, Scorzonera hispanica
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		genus scorzonera genus of narrow-leaved European herbs

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scorzonera (Noun)
A herb from southern Europe, of the genus , having yellow flowers and edible carrot- shaped roots; black salsify .

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

scorzonera
A plant native to southern Europe and the Near East with edible roots.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

scorzonera
skor-zō-nē′ra, n. a genus of Old World herbs of the Aster family—Viper's Grass. [It., scorza, bark, nera, black, fem. of nero—L. niger, black.]

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scorzonera, noun, singular of scorzoneras.

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