scorzonera

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
scorzonera
    n 1: perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves
         and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible
         roots shaped like carrots [syn: {black salsify}, {viper's
         grass}, {scorzonera}, {Scorzonera hispanica}]
    2: long black salsify [syn: {scorzonera}, {black salsify}]
    

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