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Definition of: asparagus
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(ə·spar′ə·gəs) noun
1. The succulent edible shoots of a cultivated variety of a perennial herb (Asparagus officinalis) of the lily family.
2. Any plant of this genus. [<L <Gk. asparagos, aspharogos]
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