salsifies . ( Of the Br. sercifi, Salsify, and this of the it. ) salsefica , of the Tal. ( * salsifica ). 1. m. herbaceous biennial, of the family, of about six decimetres of tall, hollow and hairless, leaves straight, flat, narrow, alternate and envainadoras, Terminal flowers of purple corolla, and root fusiform, white, tender and edible. salsifies of Spain, or salsifies black. 1. m . escorzonera.