vegetable oyster

See salsify.

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vegetable oyster

(Plants) another name for salsify¹

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sal•si•fy

(ˈsæl sə fi)

n., pl. -fies.

a purple-flowered composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oysterlike flavor. Also called oyster plant, vegetable oyster.

[1690–1700; < French salsifis, variant of sassefy, sassef(r)ique < Italian sassef(r)ica]

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Noun	1.	vegetable oyster - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States Tragopogon porrifolius, oyster plant, salsify vegetable oyster, oyster plant - long white salsify genus Tragopogon, Tragopogon - genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads oyster plant, salsify - edible root of the salsify plant herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	vegetable oyster - long white salsify oyster plant salsify - either of two long roots eaten cooked Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster, oyster plant, salsify - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States

Translations

barba de cabra barbón ostra vegetal planta de ostras salsifí

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