asparagus
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems,…Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
» Tom said Mary hardly ever eats asparagus.
Том сказав, що Мері майже не їсть спаржи.
Meaning
3 sensesAny 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.
Spargel, Spargel
спа́ржаspárža, спа́ржаspárža
спа́ржаspárža, спа́ржаspárža
plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Examples
36 sentencesTom said Mary hardly ever eats asparagus.
Том сказав, що Мері майже не їсть спаржи.
I hate asparagus.
Я ненавиджу спаржу.
ruЯ ненавижу спаржу.
Tom eats asparagus, but his brother doesn't.
ruТом ест спаржу, а его брат - нет.
deTom isst Spargel, aber sein Bruder nicht.
I like to eat asparagus with salmon.
You can still get asparagus in the winter.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos)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.
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Forms
plural: asparagus / asparaguses / asparagusses / asparagi| Singular | asparagus |
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| Plural | asparagus / asparaguses / asparagusses / asparagi |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable:edible asparagusAsparagus officinales
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular