SALSIFY


Meaning of SALSIFY in English

/ ˈsælsəfi; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( BrE ) a plant with a long root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from French salsifis , from obsolete Italian salsefica , of unknown ultimate origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.