oyster plant

oyster plant

n.

See salsify.

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oyster plant

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for salsify (sense 1) and sea lungwort (see lungwort (sense 2))

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oyster plant - edible root of the salsify plant     salsify 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 root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	2.	oyster plant - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster, 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
	3.	oyster plant - long white salsify                   vegetable oyster 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