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asparagus

DEFINITIONS OF: asparagus

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n plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Synonyms:
Asparagus officinales, edible asparagus
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

n edible young shoots of the asparagus plant

Type of:
veg, vegetable, veggie
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
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