1. (noun) edible root of the salsify plant

• oyster plant

2. (noun) Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States

• oyster plant
• tragopogon porrifolius
• vegetable oyster

1. (noun) either of two long roots eaten cooked

• black salsify
• scorzonera
• oyster plant
• vegetable oyster

1. (noun) Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States

• genus tragopogon
• tragopogon

1. (noun) edible root of the salsify plant

• root

2. (noun) 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

3. (noun) either of two long roots eaten cooked

• root vegetable