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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 officinales — noun plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable • Syn: ↑asparagus, ↑edible asparagus • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Asparagus … Useful english dictionary
asparagus fern — noun a decorative plant with feathery foliage, related to the edible asparagus. [Genus Asparagus: several species.] … English new terms dictionary
Edible plant stems — Edible plant parts= Most plants are made up of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, buds and produce fruits containing seeds. We most commonly eat the seeds (e.g. maize, wheat, coffee and various nuts), fruit (e.g. tomato and apple), leaves (e.g.… … 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 — 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 — 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
asparagus — n. 1 any plant of the genus Asparagus. 2 one species of this, A. officinalis, with edible young shoots and leaves; this as food. Phrases and idioms: asparagus fern a decorative plant, Asparagus setaceus. Etymology: L f. Gk asparagos … Useful english dictionary
asparagus — noun (plural gus) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, asparagus plant, from Greek asparagos; perhaps akin to Greek spargan to swell Date: 1545 any of a genus (Asparagus) of Old World perennial plants of the lily family having much… … New Collegiate Dictionary
asparagus — /əˈspærəgəs / (say uh sparuhguhs) noun 1. any plant of the genus Asparagus, especially A. officinalis, cultivated for its edible shoots. 2. the shoots, used as a table vegetable. 3. → climbing asparagus. {Latin, from Greek asparagos} …
