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)
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