- asparagus fern
- nouna fernlike plant native to South Africa• Syn: ↑Asparagus setaceous, ↑Asparagus plumosus• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Asparagus
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