vegetable oyster

noun

1. salsify.

vegetable oyster

noun

1. another name for salsify

Word History and Origins

Origin of vegetable oyster¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

Among the products of the order, may be mentioned chicory, lettuce, the artichoke, the vegetable oyster, arnica, chamomile-flowers, wormwood, absinth, elecampane, coltsfoot, taraxacum, oil of tansy, etc.

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Salsify, oyster plant or vegetable oyster is a root of easy culture and of high food value.

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November 11th.—Now is the time to plant salsify, or the vegetable oyster, as it has been aptly named from its crustacean flavour so dear to herbaceous boarders.

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Associated word: vituline. veering, n. shift, shifting; vacillation, tergiversation; temporizing, time-serving. vegetable, n. plant, truck. vegetable oyster. salsify. vegetate, v. sprout, grow, germinate, pullulate; rusticate, hibernate. vehemence, n. fervency, impetuosity, intensity, zeal.

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Vegetable Soup No. 2.—Prepare and slice a pint of vegetable oysters and a pint and a half of potatoes.

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