Meanings
nounoyster plant (plural oyster plants)
plural oyster plants
- Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches), native to the Mediterranean
- Mertensia maritima (oysterleaf, sea lungwort, sea bluebell), native to Europe and North America with leaves said to taste like oysters
- Pseudopodospermum hispanicum (syn. Scorzonera hispanica, black salsify, black oyster plant), cultivated for its dark-skinned edible root
- Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify, vegetable oyster, purple salsify, Jerusalem star), cultivated for its light-skinned edible root
- Tradescantia spathacea (formerly Tradescantia discolor) (oyster herb, boatlily, Moses in a basket, cradle lily, Moses in his cradle, Moses on a raft, Moses in the bulrushes, men in a boat, Moses-in-cradle, salsify)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
Similar
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque terebuzu, orkatx lore-handi
- terebuzuTragopogon porrifolius
- orkatx lore-handiTradescantia spathacea
Catalan salsifí, barbeta
- salsifíTragopogon porrifolius
- barbetaTragopogon porrifolius
- barba de cabraTragopogon porrifolius
Finnish kaurajuuri, taskujuoru
- kaurajuuriTragopogon porrifolius
- taskujuoruTradescantia spathacea
German Haferwurzel, Purpur-Bocksbart
- HaferwurzelTragopogon porrifolius
- Purpur-BocksbartTragopogon porrifolius
- HabermarkTragopogon porrifolius
- AusternpflanzeTragopogon porrifolius
- Purpurblättrige DreimasterblumeTradescantia spathacea
Polish kozibród porolistny, salsefia
- kozibród porolistnyTragopogon porrifolius
- salsefiaTragopogon porrifolius
- reo meksykańskieTradescantia spathacea
Spanish salsifí, barba cabruna
- salsifíTragopogon porrifolius
- barba cabrunaTragopogon porrifolius
Swedish haverrot, äkta haverrot
- haverrotTragopogon porrifolius
- äkta haverrotTragopogon porrifolius
Cite this entry
APA
oyster plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20plant
MLA
“oyster plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oyster plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oyster%20plant.
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