Asparagus Definition
ə-spărə-gəs
noun
The tender young shoots of the plant Asparagus officinalis, eaten as a vegetable.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Asparagus) of plants of the lily family, with small, scalelike leaves, many flat or needlelike branches, and whitish flowers, including several plants (asparagus ferns) having fleshy roots and fine fernlike leaves.
Webster's New World
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus of Eurasia and Africa, having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
American Heritage
The tender shoots of one of these plants (A. officinalis), used as a vegetable.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- edible asparagus
- Asparagus officinales
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae — asparaguses.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Asparagus
Noun
Singular:
asparagus
Plural:
asparagusesOrigin of Asparagus
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From Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (asparagos). Replaced earlier Old English sparagi, from Medieval Latin, later sperage, sparrowgrass.
From Wiktionary
Late Middle English sperage, sparage from Medieval Latin sparagus from Latin asparagus from Greek aspharagos, asparagos
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (asparagos).
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