Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Mertensia maritima (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (syn. Scorzonera hispanica, black salsify, black oyster plant), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root
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noun
Tradescantia spathacea (formerly Tradescantia discolor) (oyster herb, boatlily, Moses in a basket, cradle lily, Moses in his cradle, Moses on a raft, Moses in the bulrushes, men in a boat, Moses-in-cradle, salsify)
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noun
long white salsify
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vegetable oyster
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Broader terms: salsify
noun
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: salsify, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
noun
edible root of the salsify plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: salsify
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Broader terms: root
History
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Across languages
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