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asparagus

as·par·a·gus

asparagus

 
pronunciation:
spae r gihs
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part of speech: noun
definition: a plant related to the lily, whose young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The shoots are shaped like spears with scaly leaves at the tip.
 
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  food, vegetable