asparagus

CEFRB2

/əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A green vegetable with long thin stems.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A green colour, like that of an asparagus.

Examples

  • How many minutes shall I boil this frozen asparagus?

  • You can still get asparagus in the winter.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
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noun

Extra meanings

  1. The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

  2. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos). Displaced Old English eorþnafola. Later became an eggcorn in dialect as sparrowgrass.