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Oyster plant

noun

Edible root of the salsify plant. Synonym: salsify.

Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States. Synonyms: salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, vegetable oyster.

Long white salsify. Synonym: vegetable oyster.

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Spanish oyster plant

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"Oyster plant" Quotes from Famous Books

... plant is used for this delicious dish—by many it is known as salsify. Scrape the vegetable and cut into small pieces with a silver knife (a steel knife would darken the oyster plant). Cook in just enough water to keep from burning, and when tender press through a colander and return to the water in which it was cooked. Add three cups of hot milk which has been thickened with a little butter and flour and rubbed together and seasoned with salt and white pepper. ...

— The Suffrage Cook Book • L. O. Kleber

Words linked to "Oyster plant" : Spanish oyster plant, genus Tragopogon, root, vegetable oyster, herbaceous plant, herb, Tragopogon porrifolius, Tragopogon