asparagus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/    美 /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/|/əˈspɛɹ.ə.ɡəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
  2. The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
    — 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.
  3. A green colour, like that of an asparagus.

词形变化

asparagus plural asparaguses plural asparagusses plural asparagi plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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词源

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.
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