| NOUN | plant | asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable |
|---|---|---|---|
| food | asparagus | edible young / young shoots of the asparagus plant |
| Sounds | ahspeh'rahgahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. | |
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| Synonyms | edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales | |
| Member of | genus Asparagus | large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers |
| Parts | asparagus | edible young / young shoots of the asparagus plant |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | asparagus officinales, asparagus officinalis, espárrago | |
| Catalan | espàrrec | |
| Meaning | edible young / young shoots of the asparagus plant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable |
| Broader | vegetable, veggie, veg | edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant |
| Spanish | espárrago | |
| Catalan | espàrrec, esparreguera | |
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