Etymology

salsify

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Today it means: Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers. Full definition →

French salsifis
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  1. French · borrowed fromsalsifis
  2. French · borrowed fromsalsifis
  3. English todaysalsify

Borrowed from French salsifis.

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