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| | | | | | ปริก | (n) Asparagus sprengeri Regel, Count Unit: ใบ, Thai Definition: ชื่อไม้ล้มลุกมีหัวใต้ดินชนิด Asparagus sprengeri Regel ในวงศ์ Liliaceae ใช้ทำยาได้ |
| | หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง | [nømāi farang] (n, exp) EN: asparagus FR: asperge [ f ] | | ปริกน้ำค้าง | [prik nāmkhāng] (n, exp) EN: Asparagus fern | | ถั่วพู | [thūaphū] (n) EN: Winged Bean ; princess bean ; asparagus pea |
| | | | asparagus | (n) plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable, Syn. edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales | | asparagus | (n) edible young shoots of the asparagus plant | | asparagus bean | (n) South American bean having very long succulent pods, Syn. yard-long bean, Vigna sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis | | asparagus bed | (n) a bed in which asparagus is growing | | asparagus fern | (n) a fernlike plant native to South Africa, Syn. Asparagus plumosus, Asparagus setaceous | | bath asparagus | (n) Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots, Syn. Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, Prussian asparagus | | genus asparagus | (n) 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 | | smilax | (n) fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration, Syn. Asparagus asparagoides | | winged pea | (n) sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod, Syn. asparagus pea, Lotus tetragonolobus |
| | Asparagus | n. [ L., fr. Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend çparegha 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 Liliaceæ, 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 ] ☞ 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 ]
| | Sparagrass | { } n. Obs. or corrupt forms of Asparagus. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Sparagus, Sparage |
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