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sal•si•fy
Pronunciation: (sal'su-fē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -fies.
a purple-flowered, composite plant,
Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oyster-like flavor and is used as a culinary vegetable. Also called
oyster plant, vegetable oyster. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.