salsify
英 ['sælsɪfɪ]
美['sælsəfi]
- n. 婆罗门参
英英释义
- 1. edible root of the salsify plant
- 2. Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
- 3. either of two long roots eaten cooked
英文词源
- salsify (n.)
- biennial plant, 1710, from French salsifis, earlier sercifi, sassify (16c.), probably from Italian erba salsifica, from Old Italian salsifica, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin sal "salt" + fricare "to rub."
词态变化
复数: salsifies;