asparagus | meaning of asparagus in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plants, Food, dishasparagusas‧par‧a‧gus /əˈspærəɡəs/ noun [uncountable]     HBPDFFa long thin green vegetable with a point at one endExamples from the Corpusasparagus• Planted more blueberries and also asparagus.• No, it's not a typo, but a broccoli and asparagus hybrid.• Heat the soup and asparagus tips with the white wine in a saucepan.• If we eat out my favourite meal is oysters and caviar followed by asparagus with melted butter.• Place the chopped asparagus over the mushrooms and onions.• On a fruit stall she spied some big bunches of asparagus.• Purée the asparagus in a processor, retaining the tips for a garnish.Origin asparagus (1000-1100) Latin Greek asparagos