ˌtragəˈpōˌgän, -ōgən noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, salsify, from Greek tragopōgōn, from tragos he-goat + pōgōn beard; from the large pappus — more at -pogon
: a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) having entire linear leaves and long pedunculate heads of yellow or purple radiate flowers with a single series of involucral bracts — see salsify , yellow goatsbeard