Useful english dictionary. 2012.
asparagus — [ə spar′ə gəs, əsper′əgəs] n. [ModL < L < Gr asparagos < IE base * sp(h)er(e)g , to spring up, sprout > SPRING, SPARK1] 1. any of a genus (Asparagus) of plants of the lily family, with small, scalelike leaves, many flat or needlelike… … English World dictionary
Asparagus (genus) — Taxobox name = Asparagus image width = 250px image caption = Asparagus plumosus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asparagaceae genus = Asparagus subdivision ranks = Species subdivision =… … Wikipedia
asparagus — asparaginous /as peuh raj euh neuhs/, adj. /euh spar euh geuhs/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Asparagus, of the lily family, esp. A. officianalis, cultivated for its edible shoots. 2. the shoots, eaten as a vegetable. [bef. 1000; < L < Gk… … Universalium
Asparagus asparagoides — See also: Smilax Asparagus asparagoides Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Asparagus setaceus — Common Asparagus Fern[1] Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Asparagus — Taxobox name = Asparagus officinalis image width = 240px image caption = Wild Asparagus in Austria regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asparagaceae genus = Asparagus species = A. officinalis… … Wikipedia
Asparagus racemosus — Taxobox name = Asparagus image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asparagaceae genus = Asparagus species = A. racemosus binomial = Asparagus racemosus binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
Asparagus densiflorus — Taxobox name = Sprenger s Asparagus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asparagaceae genus = Asparagus species = A. densiflorus binomial = Asparagus densiflorus binomial authority = (Kunth)… … Wikipedia
asparagus — as·par·a·gus (ə spăr’ə gəs) n. 1) The tender young shoots of the plant Asparagus officinalis, eaten as a vegetable. 2) Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus of Eurasia and Africa, having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and… … Word Histories
Asparagus — A genus of plants of the family Liliaceae. A. officinalis is an edible vegetable, the rhizome and roots of which, together with the young edible shoots, were used as a diuretic. [L. fr. G. asparagos] * * * as·par·a·gus ə spar ə gəs n 1) cap a… … Medical dictionary
