'oyster plant' definitions:
Definition of 'oyster plant'
(from WordNet)
noun
Edible root of the salsify plant [syn: salsify, oyster plant]
noun
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States [syn: salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius]
noun
Long white salsify [syn: oyster plant, vegetable oyster]
Definition of 'oyster plant'
From: GCIDE
- Goat's beard \Goat's beard\, goatsbeard \goatsbeard\n. (Bot.), A weedy European annual with yellow flowers, of the genus Tragopogon; -- so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the salsify or oyster plant; it is naturalized in US.
- Syn: meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, {Tragopogon pratensis}. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]