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Oyster plant
Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
📖 Definitions of "Oyster plant"
noun
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Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
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Mertensia maritima (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
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Scorzonera hispanica (black salsify, black oyster plant), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
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Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oyster plant"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| salsifynoun | (uncountable) The edible root of these plants. |
| tragopogon porrifolius | a plant cultivated for its ornamental flower and edible root. |
| vegetable oysternoun | A plant of species Tragopogon porrifolius, native to the eastern Mediterranean, widely cultivated. |
| oysterplantnoun | Alternative form of oyster plant. [Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean] |
| sea hollynoun | More generally, any of several species of plants in the genus Eryngium. |
| acanthusnoun | (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders. |
| shoreweednoun | A small European plantain, Littorella uniflora, that grows in shallow water or mud at the edges of ponds |
| bear's breechnoun | Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus. |
| caseweednoun | The plant shepherd's purse |
| irish mossnoun | A species of edible seaweed, Chondrus crispus. |
| milfoilnoun | Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium. |
| masterwortnoun | Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes. |
| sallowthornnoun | A plant, the sea buckthorn. |
| oatgrassnoun | Any of various grasses resembling oats: |
| neptune grassnoun | Posidonia oceanica, a seagrass native to the Mediterranean. |
| marsh hawksbeardnoun | The plant Crepis paludosa. |
| crosswortnoun | Crucianella stylosa, an ornamental plant. |
| olivenoun | The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). |
| holm oaknoun | An evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region. |
| smearwortnoun | Blitum bonus-henricus (Good King Henry, English mercury) |
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