oyster shell | a shell of an oyster |
oyster | marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell, found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters |
seed oyster | a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation |
Japanese oyster Ostrea gigas | a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States, a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay |
Virginia oyster | common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America |
pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera | tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America, a major source of pearls |
saddle oyster Anomia ephippium | thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched |
window oyster windowpane oyster capiz Placuna placenta | marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell |
oyster crab Pinnotheres ostreum | tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters |
oystercatcher oyster catcher | black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill, feed on oysters etc. |
oyster fish oyster-fish oysterfish | a variety of toadfish |
pearlfish pearl-fish | found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds |
oyster bar | a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways |
oyster bed oyster bank oyster park | a workplace where oysters are bred and grown |
pearl fishery | a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters |
bone ivory pearl off-white | a shade of white the color of bleached bones |
oyster stew | oysters in cream |
oyster | a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl |
oyster stuffing oyster dressing | stuffing made with oysters |
oyster cracker | a small dry usually round cracker |
pearl hominy | hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size |
oyster plant vegetable oyster | long white salsify |
huitre oyster | edible body of any of numerous oysters |
pearl barley | barley ground into small round pellets |
Pearl Harbor | a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu, location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on Dec |
nacreous cloud mother-of-pearl cloud | a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon |
Pearl River | a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico |
Zhu Jiang Canton River Chu Kiang Pearl River | a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea |
pearl diver pearler | a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
Bailey Pearl Bailey Pearl Mae Bailey | United States singer (-) |
Buck Pearl Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck | United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (-) |
pearlwort pearlweed pearl-weed | any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls |
Spanish oyster plant Scolymus hispanicus | a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks, its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron |
salsify oyster plant vegetable oyster Tragopogon porrifolius | Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root, naturalized throughout United States |
salsify oyster plant | edible root of the salsify plant |
pearl millet bulrush millet cattail millet Pennisetum glaucum Pennisetum Americanum | tall grass having cattail like spikes, grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage, sometimes used in making beer |
oyster mushroom oyster fungus oyster agaric Pleurotus ostreatus | edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood |
pearl | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster, much valued as a jewel |
seed pearl | a small imperfect pearl |
drop bead pearl | a shape that is spherical and small, he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops, beads of sweat on his forehead |
mother-of-pearl nacre | the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell |
pearl ash | an impure form of potassium carbonate |
pearl sago | sago ground into small round grains |
oyster | gather oysters, dig oysters |
pearl | gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean |
pearl grey pearl gray | of a grey with a pearly tinge |