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nounplant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
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nounedible young shoots of the asparagus plantpart of:
Definition that contains asparagus
- asparagus edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
- asparagine a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
- asparagaceae one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
- asparagus bed a bed in which asparagus is growing
- family asparagaceae one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus