Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spanish_oyster_plant

1 sense of spanish oyster plant

Sense 1
Spanish oyster plant, Scolymus hispanicus -- (a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron)
       => golden thistle -- (any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads)