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Meaning
Noun
●
In Asparagus family plants & Greens:
Any of various
perennial
plants
of the
genus
Asparagus having
leaflike
stems
,
scalelike
leaves
, and small flowers.
●
In Vegetables & Greens:
The
young
shoots
of Asparagus officinalis
eaten
as a vegetable.
●
In Colors & Greens:
A
green
colour
,
like that
of an asparagus.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
asparagus
English
asparagus
Latin
ἀσπάραγος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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