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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

There, at a stall, he bought a big bunch of roses and some sprays of asparagus fern, and set off again.

From Simon Called Peter by Keable, Robert

When Dell Parsons saw her dearest friend admiring her asparagus fern she divided it in the fall and tended it carefully and sent it to Nan Turner on Christmas morning.

From Green Valley by Reynolds, Katharine

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