English noun: blue point | |||
1. | blue point (food) oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw | ||
Synonyms | bluepoint | ||
Broader (hypernym) | huitre, oyster | ||
Part meronym | blue point, bluepoint | ||
2. | blue point (animal) small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island | ||
Synonyms | bluepoint | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oyster | ||
Part holonym | blue point, bluepoint | ||
Member meronym | genus Ostrea, Ostrea | ||