oyster_plant
1. [ noun ] (botany) Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
Synonyms: vegetable_oyster Tragopogon_porrifolius salsify
Related terms: herb Tragopogon salsify
2. [ noun ] (botany) edible root of the salsify plant
Synonyms: salsify
Related terms: root salsify
3. [ noun ] (chemistry,food) long white-skinned salsify
Synonyms: vegetable_oyster
Related terms: salsify salsify
Similar spelling:   oyster_stew
  oyster_park
  oyster_bank
  oyster_shell
  oystercatcher
  oyster_bed
  oyster_bar
  oyster_catcher
  oyster_fish
  oyster_crab
  oyster_stuffing