noun
perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
• Syn: ↑black salsify, ↑scorzonera, ↑Scorzonera hispanica
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Scorzonera
• Part Meronyms: ↑scorzonera, ↑black salsify
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viper's grass noun
Black salsify
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Main Entry: ↑viper
Useful english dictionary. 2012.