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Oyster plant   /ˈɔɪstər plænt/   Listen
Oyster plant

noun
1.
Edible root of the salsify plant.  Synonym: salsify.
2.
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States.  Synonyms: salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster.
3.
Long white salsify.  Synonym: vegetable oyster.



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"Oyster plant" Quotes from Famous Books



... of Oyster Plant.— Scrape and wash 2 bunches oyster plant and drop as you clean it into cold water to which 1 cup vinegar and 1 tablespoonful flour have been added; put a saucepan over the fire with boiling water, add 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 tablespoonful flour wet with a little cold water, put in the oyster ...
— Desserts and Salads • Gesine Lemcke
... parsnips and oyster plant, although containing a large percentage of water, are considered valuable as nutrients, the ...
— Public School Domestic Science • Mrs. J. Hoodless


Words linked to "Oyster plant" :   Tragopogon, herb, root, herbaceous plant, genus Tragopogon


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