| slovo | definícia |
asparagus
(mass) | asparagus
- asparágus, chren |
asparagus
(msasasci) | asparagus
- asparagus, asparagus fern |
asparagus
(encz) | asparagus,asparágus Zdeněk Brož |
asparagus
(encz) | asparagus,chřest |
Asparagus
(gcide) | Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap
or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,
Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek
borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
[1913 Webster]
2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis,
which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
[1913 Webster]
Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris
asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
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asparagus
(wn) | asparagus
n 1: plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as
a vegetable [syn: asparagus, edible asparagus,
Asparagus officinales]
2: edible young shoots of the asparagus plant |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
asparagus fern
(mass) | asparagus fern
- asparágus |
edible asparagus
(encz) | edible asparagus, n: |
Asparagus
(gcide) | Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap
or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,
Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek
borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
[1913 Webster]
2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis,
which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
[1913 Webster]
Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris
asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
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Asparagus beetle
(gcide) | Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap
or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,
Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek
borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
[1913 Webster]
2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis,
which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
[1913 Webster]
Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris
asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
[1913 Webster] |
Asparagus officinalis
(gcide) | Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap
or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,
Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek
borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
[1913 Webster]
2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis,
which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
[1913 Webster]
Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris
asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
[1913 Webster] |
Asparagus racemosus
(gcide) | Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.
Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap
or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,
Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek
borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
[1913 Webster]
2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis,
which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
[1913 Webster]
Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris
asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.
[1913 Webster] |
asparagus asparagoides
(wn) | Asparagus asparagoides
n 1: fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green
flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral
decoration [syn: smilax, Asparagus asparagoides] |
asparagus bean
(wn) | asparagus bean
n 1: South American bean having very long succulent pods [syn:
asparagus bean, yard-long bean, {Vigna unguiculata
sesquipedalis}, Vigna sesquipedalis] |
asparagus bed
(wn) | asparagus bed
n 1: a bed in which asparagus is growing |
asparagus fern
(wn) | asparagus fern
n 1: a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus
fern}, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus] |
asparagus officinales
(wn) | Asparagus officinales
n 1: plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as
a vegetable [syn: asparagus, edible asparagus,
Asparagus officinales] |
asparagus pea
(wn) | asparagus pea
n 1: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
[syn: winged pea, asparagus pea, {Lotus
tetragonolobus}] |
asparagus plumosus
(wn) | Asparagus plumosus
n 1: a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus
fern}, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus] |
asparagus setaceous
(wn) | Asparagus setaceous
n 1: a fernlike plant native to South Africa [syn: {asparagus
fern}, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus] |
bath asparagus
(wn) | bath asparagus
n 1: Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
[syn: bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, {Ornithogalum
pyrenaicum}] |
edible asparagus
(wn) | edible asparagus
n 1: plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as
a vegetable [syn: asparagus, edible asparagus,
Asparagus officinales] |
genus asparagus
(wn) | genus Asparagus
n 1: large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or
spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and
inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family
Asparagaceae |
prussian asparagus
(wn) | Prussian asparagus
n 1: Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
[syn: bath asparagus, Prussian asparagus, {Ornithogalum
pyrenaicum}] |
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