| black salsify | (n) perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots, Syn. Scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass, scorzonera |
| meadow salsify | (n) weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States, Syn. shepherd's clock, Tragopogon pratensis, goatsbeard |
| salsify | (n) edible root of the salsify plant, Syn. oyster plant |
| salsify | (n) Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States, Syn. vegetable oyster, oyster plant, Tragopogon porrifolius |
| salsify | (n) either of two long roots eaten cooked |
| yellow salsify | (n) European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower, Syn. Tragopogon dubius |
| scorzonera | (n) long black salsify, Syn. black salsify |
