Meanings
nounasparagus (plural asparagus or asparaguses or asparagusses or asparagi)
plural asparaguses · plural asparagusses · plural asparagi
- Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
Synonyms: sparrowgrass, sparagus, sparagrass
- The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
1 more example
At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher.
2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2013, Dining & Wine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounplant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Similar
edible asparagusAsparagus officinalis
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀσπάραγος
- Medieval Latinasparagus
- Englishasparagus
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.
More words from Medieval Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, ἀσπάραγος
- ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos)asparagus shoots (food)
- ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos)asparagus shoots (food)
Arabic هِلْيُون, هِلْيَوْن
- هِلْيُون (hilyūn)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- هِلْيَوْن (hilyawn)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- هِلْيُون (hilyūn)asparagus shoots (food)
Basque esparrago, zainzuri
- esparragoasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- zainzuriasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- zainzuriasparagus shoots (food)
Bulgarian аспара́гус, аспе́ржа
- аспара́гус (asparágus)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- аспе́ржа (aspérža)asparagus shoots (food)
Catalan esparreguera, espàrrec
- esparregueraasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- espàrrecasparagus shoots (food)
Chinese Cantonese 蘆筍 /芦笋, 露筍 /露笋
- 蘆筍 /芦笋 (lou⁴ seon²)asparagus shoots (food)
- 露筍 /露笋 (lou⁶ seon²)asparagus shoots (food)
Chinese Mandarin 蘆筍 /芦笋, 蘆筍 /芦笋
- 蘆筍 /芦笋 (lúsǔn)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- 蘆筍 /芦笋 (lúsǔn)asparagus shoots (food)
Czech chřest, chřest
- chřestasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- chřestasparagus shoots (food)
Danish asparges, asparges
- aspargesasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aspargesasparagus shoots (food)
Dutch asperge, asperge
- aspergeasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aspergeasparagus shoots (food)
Esperanto asparago, asparagoj
- asparagoasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagojasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagoasparagus shoots (food)
- asparagojasparagus shoots (food)
Estonian harilik aspar, aspar
- harilik asparasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparasparagus shoots (food)
Finnish ruokaparsa, parsa
- ruokaparsaasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- parsaasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- parsaasparagus shoots (food)
French asperge, asperge
- aspergeasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aspergeasparagus shoots (food)
German Spargel, Spargel
- Spargelasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- Spargelasparagus shoots (food)
Greek σπαράγγι, ασπάραγος
- σπαράγγι (sparángi)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- ασπάραγος (aspáragos)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- σπαράγγι (sparángi)asparagus shoots (food)
Hindi शतावर, सतावर
- शतावर (śatāvar)asparagus shoots (food)
- सतावर (satāvar)asparagus shoots (food)
- शतावरी (śatāvrī)asparagus shoots (food)
Hungarian spárga, spárga
- spárgaasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- spárgaasparagus shoots (food)
Icelandic spergill, aspas
- spergillasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aspasasparagus shoots (food)
- spergillasparagus shoots (food)
Indonesian akar parsi, asparagus
- akar parsiasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagusasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- sapersiasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- akar parsiasparagus shoots (food)
- asparagusasparagus shoots (food)
- sapersiasparagus shoots (food)
Irish lus súch, lus súgach
- lus súchasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- lus súgachasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagasasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- lus spreagthaasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- lus súchasparagus shoots (food)
- lus súgachasparagus shoots (food)
- asparagasasparagus shoots (food)
Italian asparago, asparago
- asparagoasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagoasparagus shoots (food)
Japanese アスパラガス, アスパラガス
- アスパラガス (asuparagasu)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- アスパラガス (asuparagasu)asparagus shoots (food)
Korean 아스파라거스, 아스파라거스
- 아스파라거스 (aseuparageoseu)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- 아스파라거스 (aseuparageoseu)asparagus shoots (food)
Latin asparagus, corruda
- asparagusasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- corrudaasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagusasparagus shoots (food)
- corrudaasparagus shoots (food)
Latvian sparģelis
- sparģelisasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
Lithuanian smidras
- smidrasasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
Malay akar parsi, sapersi
- akar parsiasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- sapersiasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagusasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
Māori apareka, parakati
- aparekaasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- parakatiasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aparekaasparagus shoots (food)
- parakatiasparagus shoots (food)
- pikopiko Pākehāasparagus shoots (food)
- huatauasparagus shoots (food)
Norwegian asparges, asparges
- aspargesasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aspargesasparagus shoots (food)
Persian مارچوبه, مارگیاه
- مارچوبه (mârčube)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- مارگیاه (mârgiyâh)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- سپارک (sepârk)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
Polish szparag, asparagus
- szparagasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asparagusasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- szparagasparagus shoots (food)
- asparagusasparagus shoots (food)
Portuguese aspargo, espargo
- aspargoasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- espargoasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aspargoasparagus shoots (food)
- espargoasparagus shoots (food)
Romanian sparanghel, sparanghel
- sparanghelasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- sparanghelasparagus shoots (food)
Russian спа́ржа, спа́ржа
- спа́ржа (spárža)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- спа́ржа (spárža)asparagus shoots (food)
Scottish Gaelic creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich, aspàrag
- creamh-na-muice-fiadhaichasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- aspàragasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- lus-mòrasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- creamh-na-muice-fiadhaichasparagus shoots (food)
Slovak špargľa, špargľa
- špargľaasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- špargľaasparagus shoots (food)
Spanish espárrago, espárrago
- espárragoasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- espárragoasparagus shoots (food)
Swedish sparris, sparris
- sparrisasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- sparrisasparagus shoots (food)
Tagalog esparago
- esparagoasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
Thai หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง, หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง
- หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง (nɔ̀ɔ-máai-fà-ràng)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง (nɔ̀ɔ-máai-fà-ràng)asparagus shoots (food)
Turkish kuşkonmaz, kuşkonmaz
- kuşkonmazasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- kuşkonmazasparagus shoots (food)
Ukrainian спа́ржа, спа́ржа
- спа́ржа (spárža)asparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- спа́ржа (spárža)asparagus shoots (food)
Vietnamese măng tây, măng tây
- măng tâyasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- măng tâyasparagus shoots (food)
Welsh merllys, asbaragws
- merllysasparagus plant, Asparagus officinalis
- asbaragwsasparagus shoots (food)
Yiddish ספּאַרזשע
- ספּאַרזשע (sparzhe)asparagus shoots (food)
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APA
asparagus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asparagus
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“asparagus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asparagus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asparagus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asparagus.
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