| asparagus | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. asparagus, asparagus officinales, edible asparagus | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. |
| ~ asparagus | edible young shoots of the asparagus plant. |
| ~ herb, herbaceous plant | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. |
| ~ genus asparagus | large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae. |
| n. (food) | 2. asparagus | edible young shoots of the asparagus plant. |
| ~ veg, vegetable, veggie | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant. |
| ~ asparagus, asparagus officinales, edible asparagus | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. |
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