asparagus.
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
Meaning & usage
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Where this word comes from
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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