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| as·par·a·gus [ ə spárrəgəss ] |
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1. succulent vegetable: spear-shaped young plant shoots, eaten cooked as a vegetable
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2. plant cultivated for edible shoots: a perennial plant that produces asparagus. Latin name Asparagus officinalis.
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Latin< Greek asparagos] |
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