scorzonera

See also: Scorzonera

English

Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scorzonera.

Noun

scorzonera (plural scorzoneras)

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

   Synonym: black salsify

Translations

black salsify — see black salsify

References

• Scorzonera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scorzonera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scorzonera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “scorzonera”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “scorzonera”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan escurçonera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skor.t͡soˈne.ra/
• Rhymes: -era
• Hyphenation: scor‧zo‧né‧ra

Noun

scorzonera f (plural scorzonere)

1. black salsify (Pseudopodospermum hispanicum, syn. Scorzonera hispanica)

Further reading

• scorzonera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana