vegetable oyster

noun

vegetable oyster

noun
1

A plant of species Tragopogon porrifolius, native to the eastern Mediterranean, widely cultivated.

Synonyms
purple salsify, common salsify, oyster plant, Jerusalem star, Jack go to bed, goatsbeard, salsify

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