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Asparagus

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Noun

1. asparagus, asparagus officinales, edible asparagus

plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

2. asparagus

edible young shoots of the asparagus plant

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Asparagus

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noun
1. 
any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Asparagus, esp the widely cultivated A. officinalis, having small scaly or needle-like leaves
2. 
the succulent young shoots of A. officinalis, which may be cooked and eaten
3.  asparagus fern

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Asparagus

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noun
1. 
any of a genus (Asparagus) of plants of the lily family, with small, scalelike leaves, many flat or needlelike branches, and whitish flowers, including several plants (asparagus ferns) having fleshy roots and fine fernlike leaves
2. 
the tender shoots of one of these plants (A. officinalis), used as a vegetable

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Asparagus

see synonyms of asparagus
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 small flowers.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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