| black salsify | (n) perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots, Syn. Scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass, scorzonera |
| black mallee | (n) a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum, Syn. Eucalytus stellulata, black gum, black sally |
| scorzonera | (n) long black salsify, Syn. black salsify |
| sea milkwort | (n) a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers, Syn. black saltwort, sea trifoly, Glaux maritima |