asparagus
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asparagus
- /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/ UK
- /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/ US
- /əˈspɛɹ.ə.ɡəs/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos). Displaced Old English eorþnafola. Later became an eggcorn in dialect as sparrowgrass.
noun asparagus · asparaguses · asparagusses · asparagi
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Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
Similar: sparrowgrass, sparagus, sparagrass
- The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable. At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re cravin
- A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: asparagus officinales, edible asparagus, stud, officinalis, asparagus fern, sparagus, sparagrass, sperage, asphodel, wild asparagus, wait-a-bit, aspalathus, spirea, sparrowgrass, anthericum, aster
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noun asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
| Español | espárrago |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아스파라거스 aseuparageoseu |
| 日本語 | アスパラガス asuparagasu |
| 中文 | 蘆筍 /芦笋 lúsǔn |
| Português | aspargo, espargo |
| Français | asperge |
| Deutsch | Spargel |
| Italiano | asparago |
| Ελληνικά | σπαράγγι sparángi, ασπάραγος aspáragos |
| Română | sparanghel |
| Русский | спа́ржа spárža |
| Tiếng Việt | măng tây |
| العربية | هِلْيُون hilyūn, هِلْيَوْن hilyawn |
noun asparagus shoots (food)
| Español | espárrago |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아스파라거스 aseuparageoseu |
| 日本語 | アスパラガス asuparagasu |
| 中文 | 蘆筍 /芦笋 lúsǔn |
| हिन्दी | शतावर śatāvar, सतावर satāvar, शतावरी śatāvrī |
| Português | aspargo, espargo |
| Français | asperge |
| Deutsch | Spargel |
| Italiano | asparago |
| Ελληνικά | σπαράγγι sparángi |
| Română | sparanghel |
| Русский | спа́ржа spárža |
| Tiếng Việt | măng tây |
| العربية | هِلْيُون hilyūn |
Talk about this word "asparagus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asparagus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. asparagus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asparagus "asparagus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asparagus.Cite this
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title = {asparagus},
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