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asparagus Definition


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asparagus
noun
    1. Any of several species of plant with cylindrical green shoots or ‘spears' that function as leaves, the true leaves being reduced to scales.
    2. The harvested shoots of this plant, which can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Etymology: 15c: from Greek asparagos.



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