asparagus
any plant of the genus Asparagus, of the lily family, especially A. officianalis, cultivated for its edible shoots.
the shoots, eaten as a vegetable.
Origin of asparagus
1Other words from asparagus
- as·pa·rag·i·nous [as-puh-raj-uh-nuhs], /ˌæs pəˈrædʒ ə nəs/, adjective
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How to use asparagus in a sentence
How is life worth living without spinach, tender asparagus, or purple-sprouting broccoli?
A fifth of Brits had never tried asparagus and even fewer had tried figs or prunes.
I lived for my packages from home of eggplants and asparagus and tomatoes and broccoli and elephant garlic.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison | Daniel Genis | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe U.S. is one of Ecuador's largest customers, buying cut flowers, asparagus, minerals, and Pacific tuna fish.
Ecuador Needs U.S. Aid. Will They Risk It All with Snowden? | Mac Margolis | June 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAdd the green beans, peas, lima beans, asparagus, fava beans, and 1/2 cup water to the pan.
Allow the mixture to simmer in a hot oven and serve with fresh asparagus cut before breakfast.
Annie was directing the boy who had been helping her cut asparagus to carry the baskets up where Ruth was sitting.
Fidelity | Susan GlaspellHer own work lagged, watching Annie as with quick, sure motions she made the asparagus into bunches for market.
Fidelity | Susan GlaspellWhen I brought on the asparagus, he said that in Poland they put burnt bread crumbs into drawn-butter sauce.
Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport GibbonsAs an article of food, asparagus, in moderation, is both wholesome and nutritious.
British Dictionary definitions for asparagus
/ (əˈspærəɡəs) /
any Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Asparagus, esp the widely cultivated A. officinalis, having small scaly or needle-like leaves
the succulent young shoots of A. officinalis, which may be cooked and eaten
asparagus fern a fernlike species of asparagus, A. plumosus, native to southern Africa
Origin of asparagus
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