Oyster-plant

  • 101Vegetable sponge — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …

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  • 102Vegetable sulphur — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …

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  • 103Vegetable tallow — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …

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  • 104Vegetable wax — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… …

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  • 105Western Salsify — Taxobox name = Western Salsify image width = 250px image caption = Western Salsify, Tragopogon dubius regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Tragopogon species = T. dubius… …

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  • 106sal|si|fy — «SAL suh fy», noun. 1. a plant with purple flowers and a long root like a parsnip whose flavor is thought to be like that of an oyster; oyster plant; vegetable oyster; oysterroot; goatsbeard. Salsify is a biennial belonging to the composite… …

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  • 107Scorzonera — Taxobox name = Scorzonera image width = 200px image caption = S. purpurea var. rosea regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Scorzonera genus authority = L. subdivision ranks …

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  • 108Flora of Scotland — The flora of Scotland is an assemblage of native plant species including over 1,600 vascular plants, more than 1,500 lichens and nearly 1,000 bryophytes. The total number of vascular species is low by world standard but lichens and bryophytes are …

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  • 109Mainland, Orkney — Location OS grid reference …

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  • 110salsify — sal•si•fy [[t]ˈsæl sə fi[/t]] n. pl. fies pln a purple flowered composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oysterlike flavor Also called oyster plant vegetable oyster • Etymology: 1690–1700; < F salsifis, var. of sassefy,… …

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