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Asparagus

//əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs// noun

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Noun

1
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
2
edible young shoots of the asparagus plant wordnet
3
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
"At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher."
4
plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable wordnet
5
A green colour, like that of an asparagus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos). Displaced Old English eorþnafola. Later became an eggcorn in dialect as sparrowgrass.

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