vegetable oyster

vegetable oyster

n. See salsify.

vegetable oyster

n (Plants) another name for salsify¹

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.	vegetable oyster - Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United StatesTragopogon porrifolius, oyster plant, 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
	2.	vegetable oyster - long white salsify oyster plantsalsify - 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

Translations

barba de cabrabarbónostra vegetalplanta de ostrassalsifí