TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tragopogon porrifolius mean? 

• TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS (noun)
  The noun TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

oyster plant; salsify; Tragopogon porrifolius; vegetable oyster

Hypernyms ("Tragopogon porrifolius" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Tragopogon porrifolius"):

oyster plant; vegetable oyster (long white salsify)

oyster plant; salsify (edible root of the salsify plant)

Holonyms ("Tragopogon porrifolius" is a member of...):

genus Tragopogon; Tragopogon (genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads)