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asparagus fern

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noun

  1. a fernlike climbing vine, Asparagus setaceus, of southern Africa, having very small, whitish flowers and pea-sized, purplish-black berries.


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“I usually use faux, because I don’t like the mess of real,” she says, but she often weaves natural greenery, such as asparagus fern, into the garland for texture.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022

Zanzibar Gem, snake plants, lady palm, pothos and asparagus fern are all notoriously hardy indoor plants, but there are plenty more worth considering.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

Mrs. Sloan comes out "forcibly" against the asparagus fern, whose "color, texture and scale are all bad."

From Time Magazine Archive

If an asparagus fern turns yellow, repot it, giving it a strong loam enriched with one-fifth very old and finely crumbed manure and add a little coarse sand.

From The Kitchen Encyclopedia Twelfth Edition (Swift & Company) by Anonymous

The ice cream if in rose forms should be passed on a large silver tray with asparagus fern among the ices.

From Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions by Caroline Benedict Burrell

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