Definitions for oyster plant
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oys′ter plant`(n.)
Category: Plants
Ref: salsify .
Origin of oyster plant:
1815–25, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
salsify, oyster plant(noun)
edible root of the salsify plant
salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius(noun)
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
oyster plant, vegetable oyster(noun)
long white salsify
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