vegetable oyster

Other forms: vegetable oysters

Definitions of vegetable oyster

1. noun

   Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
   synonyms: Tragopogon porrifolius, oyster plant, salsify

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2. noun

   long white salsify
   synonyms: oyster plant

   type of:

   salsify

   either of two long roots eaten cooked