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Goatsbeard   Listen
noun
goatsbeard, Goat's beard  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.
Synonyms: meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, Tragopogon pratensis.





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"Goatsbeard" Quotes from Famous Books



... a valuable addition to our vegetable diet. It is a species of Salsify, or vegetable oyster, and by some called Goat's beard, on account ...
— The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen • Roger Finlay
... nervous at the idea of trains jumping at all. 'However, it'll take us into the Fourth Square, that's some comfort!' she said to herself. In another moment she felt the carriage rise straight up into the air, and in her fright she caught at the thing nearest to her hand, which happened to be the Goat's beard. ...
— Through the Looking-Glass • Charles Dodgson, AKA Lewis Carroll


Words linked to "Goatsbeard" :   Tragopogon, wildflower, wild flower, meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, genus Tragopogon, Tragopogon pratensis


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