Asparagus
Asparagus (family Liliaceae) A genus of small shrubs or perennial herbs that have creeping, underground stems and green, needle-like branchlets replacing the leaves which are reduced to papery scales. A. officinalis is cultivated for its edible young shoots which are then forced and sometimes blanched. A. setaceus produces attractive, feathery foliage used in flower bouquets. There are about 100 species found throughout the Old World.
asparagus
as·par·a·gus / əˈsparəgəs; əˈsper-/ • n. a tall plant (Asparagus officinalis) of the lily family with fine feathery foliage, cultivated for its edible shoots. ∎ the tender young shoots of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
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