asparagus fern

American  

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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asparagus fern

“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

Before boarding the elevated train going north, I bought a handsome bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley, tuberoses, asparagus fern and enough forget-me-nots to appropriately light up the center.

From Cupid's Middleman by Lent, Edward B.

The old-fashioned rooms were hung with smilax and asparagus fern, and in every window stood a pot of flowering fuchsias.

From Entertaining Made Easy by Burt, Emily Rose