- yellow goatsbeard
- noun
: a European herb (Tragopogon pratensis) that is naturalized as a weed in No. America and that has keeled leaves and yellow heads of flowers that close by noon — called also meadow salsify
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yellow goatsbeard
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goatsbeard — Goat s beard Goat s beard, goatsbeard goatsbeard . (Bot.), A weedy European annual with yellow flowers, of the genus {Tragopogon}; so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the {salsify} or {oyster plant}; it is naturalized… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goatsbeard — noun weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑meadow salsify, ↑shepherd s clock, ↑Tragopogon pratensis • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
goatsbeard — /gohts beard /, n. 1. any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, esp. T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads. 2. a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers.… … Universalium
virginia goatsbeard — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : a small pale green herb (Cynthia virginica) of the family Compositae with yellow flower heads … Useful english dictionary
meadow salsify — noun weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States • Syn: ↑goatsbeard, ↑shepherd s clock, ↑Tragopogon pratensis • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Salsify — Taxobox name = Goatsbeards image width = 250px image caption = Purple Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Cichorieae genus = Tragopogon… … Wikipedia
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salsify — /sal seuh fee/, n., pl. salsifies. a purple flowered, composite plant, Tragopogon porrifolius, whose root has an oyster like flavor and is used as a culinary vegetable. Also called oyster plant, vegetable oyster. [1690 1700; < F salsifis, var. of … Universalium
wild flower — noun wild or uncultivated flowering plant • Syn: ↑wildflower • Hypernyms: ↑angiosperm, ↑flowering plant, ↑wilding • Hyponyms: ↑sagebrush buttercup, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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