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Oyster plant

Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean

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noun
  1. 1

    Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean

  2. 2

    Mertensia maritima (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters

  3. 3

    Scorzonera hispanica (black salsify, black oyster plant), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root

  4. 4

    Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root

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