- Asparaginous
- Asparaginous As`pa*rag"i*nous, a. Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
asparaginous — a. pertaining to, like or eaten like asparagus … Dictionary of difficult words
asparaginous — … Useful english dictionary
asparagus — asparaginous /as peuh raj euh neuhs/, adj. /euh spar euh geuhs/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Asparagus, of the lily family, esp. A. officianalis, cultivated for its edible shoots. 2. the shoots, eaten as a vegetable. [bef. 1000; < L < Gk… … Universalium