VIPER'S GRASS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does viper's grass mean? 

• VIPER'S GRASS (noun)
  The noun VIPER'S GRASS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VIPER'S GRASS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VIPER'S GRASS (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black salsify; scorzonera; Scorzonera hispanica; viper's grass

Hypernyms ("viper's grass" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "viper's grass"):

black salsify; scorzonera (long black salsify)

Holonyms ("viper's grass" is a member of...):

genus Scorzonera (genus of narrow-leaved European herbs)