- vegetable oyster
- noun Date: circa 1818 salsify
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vegetable oyster
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Vegetable oyster — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetable oyster — Oyster Oys ter (ois t[ e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. o streon; prob. akin to ostre on bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous}, {Ostracize}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetable oyster — ☆ vegetable oyster n. SALSIFY … English World dictionary
vegetable oyster — noun 1. Mediterranean biennial herb with long stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States • Syn: ↑salsify, ↑oyster plant, ↑Tragopogon porrifolius • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous… … Useful english dictionary
vegetable-oyster — valgomasis pūtelis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Tragopogon porrifolius), paplitęs Šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Tragopogon porrifolius angl.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
vegetable oyster — salsify. [1810 20, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
vegetable oyster — noun the edible root of salsify, the taste of which is said to resemble that of oysters … English new terms dictionary
vegetable oyster — veg′etable oys ter n. pln salsify • Etymology: 1810–20, amer … From formal English to slang
vegetable oyster — /vɛdʒtəbəl ˈɔɪstə/ (say vejtuhbuhl oystuh) noun → salsify …
Vegetable — Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to quicken, arouse … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
