asparagus

Meaning

1. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
2. The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
3. A green colour, like that of an asparagus.

Synonyms

sparrowgrass

Asparagus officinales

edible asparagus

sparrow-grass

Translations

asperge

Spargel

espárrago

asparago

asperge

espargo

espàrrec

σπαράγγι

aspargo

kuşkonmaz

asparagus

aspárago

απαράγγι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: eorþnafola

In summary

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.