| NOUN | plant | Asparagus officinales, asparagus, edible asparagus | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable |
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| Meaning | plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. | |
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| Synonyms | asparagus, edible asparagus | |
| 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 | |
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