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English 2 senses of the expression vegetable oyster:
NOUNplantvegetable oyster, salsify, oyster plant, Tragopogon porrifoliusMediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root
foodvegetable oyster, oyster plantlong white salsify
Englishvegetable oyster: 2 senses noun 1, plant
MeaningMediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States.
Synonymssalsify, oyster plant, Tragopogon porrifolius
Member ofTragopogon, genus Tragopogongenus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads
Partsoyster plant, vegetable oysterlong white salsify
salsify, oyster plantedible root of the salsify plant
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishbarbón, salsifí, tragopogon
Catalansalsifí, Tragopogon porrifolius
Englishvegetable oyster: 2 senses noun 2, food
Meaninglong white salsify.
Synonymoyster plant
Part ofsalsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifoliusMediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root
BroadersalsifyEither of two long roots eaten cooked

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