Asparagus

See also: asparagus

Translingual

Asparagus officinalis

Etymology

Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Proper noun

Asparagus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – asparaguses.

Usage notes

Some authors have split 2 genera from Asparagus: Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Asparagoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Asparagus officinalis (common asparagus or garden asparagus) - type species; Asparagus asparagoides (African asparagus), Asparagus aethiopicus (asparagus fern), Asparagus acutifolius (sharp-leaved asparagus) - selected other species
- Asparagus subg. Asparagus, Asparagus subg. Myrsiphyllum - subgenera

Derived terms

References

Asparagus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asparagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Asparagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Asparagus at Plants of the World Online

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