Asparagus
See also: asparagus
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Illustration_Asparagus_officinalis0b.jpg/220px-Illustration_Asparagus_officinalis0b.jpg)
Etymology
Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).
Proper noun
Asparagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – asparaguses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Asparagoideae - subfamily
Hypernyms
- (genus): Asparagus officinalis - type species
Derived terms
References
Asparagus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asparagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Asparagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons