asparagus : Idioms & Phrases
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asparagus asparagoides
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noun fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
smilax.
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asparagus bean
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noun South American bean having very long succulent pods
yard-long bean; Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis; Vigna sesquipedalis.
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asparagus bed
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noun a bed in which asparagus is growing
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Asparagus beetle
(Zoöl.) , a small beetle(Crioceris asparagi) injurious to asparagus.
Webster 1913
asparagus fern
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noun a fernlike plant native to South Africa
asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus.
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asparagus officinales
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noun plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
asparagus; Asparagus officinales.
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asparagus pea
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noun sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
winged pea; Lotus tetragonolobus.
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asparagus plumosus
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noun a fernlike plant native to South Africa
asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus.
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asparagus setaceous
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noun a fernlike plant native to South Africa
asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus.
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bath asparagus
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noun Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
bath asparagus; Ornithogalum pyrenaicum.
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edible asparagus
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noun plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
asparagus; Asparagus officinales.
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genus asparagus
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noun large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
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prussian asparagus
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noun Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
bath asparagus; Ornithogalum pyrenaicum.