asparagus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
  2. noun edible young shoots of the asparagus plant

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales

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