English word asparagus comes from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ἀσπάραγος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
asparagus | Latin (lat) | Asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire. |
asparagus | Malayalam (mal) | |
asparagus | English (en) | A green colour, like that of an asparagus.. 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. |