asparagus : Idioms & Phrases


asparagus asparagoides

  • 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

  • noun South American bean having very long succulent pods
    yard-long bean; Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis; Vigna sesquipedalis.
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asparagus bed

  • noun a bed in which asparagus is growing
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Asparagus beetle

  • (Zoöl.), a small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) injurious to asparagus.
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asparagus fern

  • noun a fernlike plant native to South Africa
    asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus.
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asparagus officinales

  • noun plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
    asparagus; Asparagus officinales.
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asparagus pea

  • noun sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
    winged pea; Lotus tetragonolobus.
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asparagus plumosus

  • noun a fernlike plant native to South Africa
    asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus.
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asparagus setaceous

  • noun a fernlike plant native to South Africa
    asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus.
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bath asparagus

  • noun Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
    bath asparagus; Ornithogalum pyrenaicum.
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edible asparagus

  • noun plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
    asparagus; Asparagus officinales.
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genus asparagus

  • 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

  • noun Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
    bath asparagus; Ornithogalum pyrenaicum.
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