vegetable oyster

noun

salsify.

Origin of vegetable oyster

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby vegetable oyster

vegetable butter, vegetable cellar, vegetable ivory, vegetable marrow, vegetable oil, vegetable oyster, vegetable sheep, vegetable silk, vegetable sponge, vegetable tallow, vegetable tanning

British Dictionary definitions for vegetable oyster

vegetable oyster

noun

another name for salsify (def. 1)