HyperDic: tragopogon

English > 1 sense of the word Tragopogon:
NOUNplantTragopogon, genus Tragopogongenus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads
English > Tragopogon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads.
Synonymgenus Tragopogon
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
Membersmeadow salsify, goatsbeard, shepherd's clock, Tragopogon pratensisweedy European annual with yellow flowers
salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifoliusMediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus tragopogon, tragopogon
Catalangenus tragopogon, tragopogon

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