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

2 senses of vegetable oyster

Sense 1
salsify, oyster plant, vegetable oyster, Tragopogon porrifolius -- (Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
oyster plant, vegetable oyster -- (long white salsify)
       => salsify -- (either of two long roots eaten cooked)