Noun: black salsify
- Long black salsify
"The chef added julienned black salsify to the root vegetable slaw";
- scorzonera
- Perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
"Black salsify roots are sometimes called 'poor man's oysters' due to their flavour";
- viper's grass, scorzonera, Scorzonera hispanica
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, salsify
Part of: genus Scorzonera
Encyclopedia: Black salsify