/ 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.
/ 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. 2005