oyster plantn.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪstə ˌplɑːnt/,

/ˈɔɪstə ˌplant/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪstər ˌplænt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oyster n., plant n.¹

Etymology: < oyster n. + plant n.¹, so called in sense 1 on account of its appearance and in senses 2 and 3 on account of its taste (see below).

1. A tropical American plant widely grown as an ornamental or pot plant, Tradescantia spathacea (family Commelinaceae), which has persistent large bracts in the axils of its large leaves, partly concealing small white flowers and spherical fruits (suggesting an oyster in a half-open shell).

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day-flower1601

spiderwort1629

Tradescantia1757

oyster plant1811

1811–12 W. J. Titford Sketches Hortus Botanicus Americanus Explan. of Plate vii. p. i Oyster Plant (tradescantia), n.o. Ensatæ. This curious plant is commonly so called, from the upper part opening and shutting like the shell of an oyster, receiving in and protecting the small white flowers at night.

1933 J. K. Small Man. Southeastern Flora 262 R[hoeo] discolor... Boat-lily. Oyster-plant.

1988 J. M. Kingsbury 200 Trop. Plants of Caribbean at Rhoeo spathacea Moses-in-a-cradle, Purple-leafed spiderwort, Boat lily, Oyster plant.

2. Chiefly North American. Any of several plants of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae) having edible roots considered to taste like oysters, esp. salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, and (more fully black oyster plant) scorzonera or black salsify, Scorzonera hispanica. Cf. vegetable oyster n. at vegetable adj. Compounds 2.Spanish oyster plant: see Spanish adj.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > salsify

goat's beardc1400

bucks-beard1551

salsify1706

vegetable oyster1806

oyster plant1812

1812 T. Jefferson Let. 14 Dec. in E. Betts T. Jefferson's Garden Book (1999) 493 I do not remember to have seen Salsafia in your garden... Some call it oyster plant because fried in butter it can scarcely be distinguished from a fried oyster.

1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 452/1 Owing to a peculiar mode in which the roots are sometimes dressed, so as to have a flavour somewhat like that of oysters, S[alsafy] is sometimes popularly called the Oyster Plant.

1914 F. B. Jack Cookery for Every Househ. 162/1 The black salsify or scorzonera is the finer of the two [kinds of salsify]. Americans call it the oyster plant, as when cooked it has a distinct flavour of oyster.

1992 W. T. Parsons & E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds Austral. 225 Golden thistle. Scolymus hispanicus L. Alternative names: Spanish oyster plant (Europe), Spanish salsify, sunnariah (Lebanon).

2000 S. Fallon & M. Rothschild World Food: France (Lonely Planet Guide) 39 Another root vegetable, salsifis (salsify or oyster plant), is eaten fried or cooked in cream.

3. Chiefly British. A plant of shingly beaches, Mertensia maritima (family Boraginaceae), with flowers of an intense blue colour and glaucous leaves said to taste like oysters, which occurs locally around North Atlantic and North Pacific coasts. Also called sea lungwort.

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sea-lungwort1597

sea lightwort1770

oyster plant1847

sea-bugloss1884

1847 D. Landsborough Arran (ed. 2) xxi. 305 Lithospermum maritimum, a beautiful plant... It is sometimes called the oyster-plant; for the flavour of the plant, when chewed, resembles that of oysters.

1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 542 Mertensia maritima is a native of the sandy sea-coasts of Scotland and the north of England, where it is called Oyster Plant.

1938 R. Gathorne-Hardy Wild Flowers Brit. vi. 40 Another beautiful blue flower to be found on the coasts of Scotland and northern England is the uncommon Oyster Plant, Mertensia maritima,..which spreads its fat leaves and drooping blue flowers over the sea-shingle.

2000 Boston Globe 4 June a1 The Mertensia maritima, also known as the oyster plant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oyster plant
释义	oyster plantn. Brit. /ˈɔɪstə ˌplɑːnt/, /ˈɔɪstə ˌplant/, U.S. /ˈɔɪstər ˌplænt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oyster n., plant n.¹ Etymology: < oyster n. + plant n.¹, so called in sense 1 on account of its appearance and in senses 2 and 3 on account of its taste (see below). 1. A tropical American plant widely grown as an ornamental or pot plant, Tradescantia spathacea (family Commelinaceae), which has persistent large bracts in the axils of its large leaves, partly concealing small white flowers and spherical fruits (suggesting an oyster in a half-open shell). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Commelinaceae > [noun] > spiderwort day-flower1601 spiderwort1629 Tradescantia1757 oyster plant1811 1811–12 W. J. Titford Sketches Hortus Botanicus Americanus Explan. of Plate vii. p. i Oyster Plant (tradescantia), n.o. Ensatæ. This curious plant is commonly so called, from the upper part opening and shutting like the shell of an oyster, receiving in and protecting the small white flowers at night. 1933 J. K. Small Man. Southeastern Flora 262 R[hoeo] discolor... Boat-lily. Oyster-plant. 1988 J. M. Kingsbury 200 Trop. Plants of Caribbean at Rhoeo spathacea Moses-in-a-cradle, Purple-leafed spiderwort, Boat lily, Oyster plant. 2. Chiefly North American. Any of several plants of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae) having edible roots considered to taste like oysters, esp. salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, and (more fully black oyster plant) scorzonera or black salsify, Scorzonera hispanica. Cf. vegetable oyster n. at vegetable adj. Compounds 2.Spanish oyster plant: see Spanish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > salsify goat's beardc1400 bucks-beard1551 salsify1706 vegetable oyster1806 oyster plant1812 1812 T. Jefferson Let. 14 Dec. in E. Betts T. Jefferson's Garden Book (1999) 493 I do not remember to have seen Salsafia in your garden... Some call it oyster plant because fried in butter it can scarcely be distinguished from a fried oyster. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 452/1 Owing to a peculiar mode in which the roots are sometimes dressed, so as to have a flavour somewhat like that of oysters, S[alsafy] is sometimes popularly called the Oyster Plant. 1914 F. B. Jack Cookery for Every Househ. 162/1 The black salsify or scorzonera is the finer of the two [kinds of salsify]. Americans call it the oyster plant, as when cooked it has a distinct flavour of oyster. 1992 W. T. Parsons & E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds Austral. 225 Golden thistle. Scolymus hispanicus L. Alternative names: Spanish oyster plant (Europe), Spanish salsify, sunnariah (Lebanon). 2000 S. Fallon & M. Rothschild World Food: France (Lonely Planet Guide) 39 Another root vegetable, salsifis (salsify or oyster plant), is eaten fried or cooked in cream. 3. Chiefly British. A plant of shingly beaches, Mertensia maritima (family Boraginaceae), with flowers of an intense blue colour and glaucous leaves said to taste like oysters, which occurs locally around North Atlantic and North Pacific coasts. Also called sea lungwort. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > oyster-plant sea-lungwort1597 sea lightwort1770 oyster plant1847 sea-bugloss1884 1847 D. Landsborough Arran (ed. 2) xxi. 305 Lithospermum maritimum, a beautiful plant... It is sometimes called the oyster-plant; for the flavour of the plant, when chewed, resembles that of oysters. 1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 542 Mertensia maritima is a native of the sandy sea-coasts of Scotland and the north of England, where it is called Oyster Plant. 1938 R. Gathorne-Hardy Wild Flowers Brit. vi. 40 Another beautiful blue flower to be found on the coasts of Scotland and northern England is the uncommon Oyster Plant, Mertensia maritima,..which spreads its fat leaves and drooping blue flowers over the sea-shingle. 2000 Boston Globe 4 June a1 The Mertensia maritima, also known as the oyster plant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811
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