asparagus
/əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Etymology / origin
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.
- eorþnafola(Old English)→
- ἀσπάραγος(Ancient Greek)→
- asparagus(la-med)→
- asparagus (English)
- Relations: bor, der, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- アスパラガス(Japanese) (bor)
- 아스파라거스(Korean) (bor)
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