asparagus

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Bundles of green and white asparagus

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin sparagus from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (asparagos).

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /əˈspær.ə.gəs/, SAMPA: /@"sp{r.@.g@s/
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[edit] Noun

Singular
asparagus

Plural
asparagus or asparaguses

asparagus (plural asparagus or asparaguses)

Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

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asparagus plant

Arabic: هليون ar(ar) (hilyuun) m.
Bulgarian: аспарагус bg(bg)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 蘆筍 cmn(cmn), 芦笋 cmn(cmn) (lúsǔn)
Czech: chřest cs(cs) m.
Danish: asparges da(da) c.
Dutch: asperge nl(nl) f.
Finnish: parsa fi(fi)
French: asperge fr(fr) f.
German: Spargel de(de) m.
Greek: σπαράγγι el(el) (sparági) n.
Hungarian: spárga hu(hu)

Italian: asparago it(it) m.
Japanese: アスパラガス ja(ja) (asuparagasu)
Macedonian: аспарагус mk(mk) (asparágus) m., шпаргла mk(mk) (špárgla) f.
Norwegian: asparges no(no)
Polish: szparag m.
Russian: спаржа ru(ru) (spárža) f.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: вилина метла f., каленац m.

Roman: vilina metla f., kalenac m.
Swedish: sparris sv(sv) c.
Vietnamese: măng tây vi(vi)

asparagus shoots (food)

Arabic: هليون ar(ar) (hilyuun) m.
Bulgarian: аспержа bg(bg)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 蘆筍 cmn(cmn), 芦笋 cmn(cmn) (lúsǔn)
Danish: asparges da(da) c.
Dutch: asperge nl(nl) f.
Finnish: parsa fi(fi)
French: asperge fr(fr) f.
German: Spargel de(de) m.
Greek:

Ancient: ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos) m.

Modern: σπαράγγι el(el) (sparági) n.

Hungarian: spárga hu(hu)
Italian: asparago it(it) m.
Japanese: アスパラガス ja(ja) (asuparagasu)
Macedonian: аспарагус mk(mk) (asparágus) m., шпаргла mk(mk) (špárgla) f.
Norwegian: asparges no(no)
Polish: szparag m.
Russian: спаржа ru(ru) (spárža) f.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: вилина метла f., каленац m.

Roman: vilina metla f., kalenac m.
Swedish: sparris sv(sv) c.
Vietnamese: măng tây vi(vi)

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Greek: σπαράγγι (sparagi) n.

Maltese: spraġ
Sicilian: spàraciu m.
Slovene: špargelj m.
Spanish: espárrago

asparagus

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