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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 holonymasparagus, Asparagus asparagoides, asparagus fern, Asparagus officinales, Asparagus plumosus, Asparagus setaceous, edible asparagus, smilax


Member meronymfamily Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family









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