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asparagus


1. <botany> A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.

2. The young and tender shoots of A. Officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.

This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people.

<zoology> Asparagus beetle, a small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) injurious to asparagus.

Origin: L, fr. Gr,; cf. To swell with sap or juice, and Zend paregha prong, sprout, Pers. Asparag, Lith. Spurgas sprout, Skr. Sphurj to swell. Perh. The Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.