sparagrass

sparagrass
\\ˈsparəˌgras, -_grəs\ noun
Etymology: by folk etymology from sparagus
chiefly dialect : asparagus

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sparagrass
obs. variant of sparrowgrass.

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  • Sparagrass — Sparage Spar age (?; 48), Sparagus Spar a*gus, Sparagrass Spar a*grass , n. Obs. or corrupt forms of {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sparagrass — spara·grass …   English syllables

  • Sparage — Spar age (?; 48), Sparagus Spar a*gus, Sparagrass Spar a*grass , n. Obs. or corrupt forms of {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sparagus — Sparage Spar age (?; 48), Sparagus Spar a*gus, Sparagrass Spar a*grass , n. Obs. or corrupt forms of {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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