English noun: genus Asparagus | |||
1. | genus Asparagus (plant) large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | asparagus, Asparagus asparagoides, asparagus fern, Asparagus officinales, Asparagus plumosus, Asparagus setaceous, edible asparagus, smilax | ||
Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||