Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
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either of two long roots eaten cooked
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Salsify \Sal"si*fy\ (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.) See {Oyster plant} (a), under {Oyster}.
Goat's beard \Goat's beard\, goatsbeard \goatsbeard\n. (Bot.), A weedy European annual with yellow flowers, of the genus {Tragopogon}; -- so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the {salsify} or {oyster plant}; it is naturalized in US.