noun
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, ↑vegetable oyster
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tragopogon, ↑genus Tragopogon
• Part Meronyms: ↑oyster plant, ↑vegetable oyster, ↑salsify
Useful english dictionary. 2012.