oyster plant

oyster plant

n. See salsify.

oyster plant

n (Plants) salsify or sea lungwort. See salsify¹, lungwort²

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oyster plant - edible root of the salsify plant salsifyTragopogon 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 Statesroot - (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 StatesTragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster, salsifyvegetable oyster, oyster plant - long white salsifygenus Tragopogon, Tragopogon - genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower headsoyster plant, salsify - edible root of the salsify plantherb, 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 oystersalsify - either of two long roots eaten cookedTragopogon 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