scorzonera

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noun

A herb from southern Europe (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica), having yellow flowers and edible carrot-shaped roots.

Similar
black salsifyviper's grassScorzonera hispanica
OriginItalian scorzonera →
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Meanings

nounscorzonera (plural scorzoneras)

plural scorzoneras

  1. A herb from southern Europe (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica), having yellow flowers and edible carrot-shaped roots.

    Synonyms: black salsify

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA herb from southern Europe (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica), having yellow flowers and edible carrot-shaped roots.

Similar
black salsify

More synonyms by meaning

nounperennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots

Similar
black salsifyviper's grassScorzonera hispanica
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

nounlong black salsify

Similar
black salsify
Broader
salsify
Also see
black salsify

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianscorzonera
  2. Italianscorzonera
  3. Englishscorzonera

Borrowed from Italian scorzonera.

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Cite this entry
APA

scorzonera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorzonera

MLA

“scorzonera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorzonera. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorzonera,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorzonera.

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