meadow salsify
- noun
- /ˈmɛdoʊ ˈsælsɪfaɪ/
- UK
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salsifí de pradera
- Gardeners sometimes struggle to remove meadow salsify from their lawns due to its persistent roots.
Examples
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The yellow flowers of meadow salsify are easily mistaken for those of dandelions.
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Botanists have observed the spread of meadow salsify along many North American roadsides.
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The meadow salsify blooms beautifully in spring.
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Have you seen the meadow salsify growing near the park?
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Botanists have observed the spread of meadow salsify along many North American roadsides.
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Gardeners sometimes struggle to remove meadow salsify from their lawns due to its persistent roots.
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The yellow flowers of meadow salsify are easily mistaken for those of dandelions.
Synonyms
A common wild plant with yellow daisy-like flowers often found in meadows
A wild plant with yellow flowers and fluffy seed heads
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun–noun compound denotes a variety or habitat-related type of the head noun: a salsify associated with meadows. If a learner knows 'meadow' (grassland) and 'salsify' (a plant), the overall meaning is directly compositional and follows common English naming patterns, so it is readily inferable.
Etymology
Meadow salsify joins meadow, where the plant often grows, with salsify, a word that may come from an old name for its edible root because people said the root tasted a little like 'oysters'. So the name gives a simple picture: a common meadow weed with yellow flowers and a root once eaten for its 'oyster-like' taste.
