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TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS
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I. (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
Synonyms:
oyster plant; salsify; Tragopogon porrifolius; vegetable oyster
Classified under:
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)
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