- Sperage
- Sperage \Sper"age\, n. Asperagus. [Obs.] --Sylvester. [1913 Webster]
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Sperage
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asparagus — as·par·a·gus (ə spăr’ə gəs) n. 1) The tender young shoots of the plant Asparagus officinalis, eaten as a vegetable. 2) Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus of Eurasia and Africa, having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and… … Word Histories
Asparagus — Taxobox name = Asparagus officinalis image width = 240px image caption = Wild Asparagus in Austria regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asparagaceae genus = Asparagus species = A. officinalis… … Wikipedia
Asparagus acutifolius — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Esparreguera boscana Clasificación científica … Wikipedia Español
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
asparagus — [15] Asparagus comes ultimately from Greek aspáragos (a word related to the Greek verb spargan ‘swell’, to the Latin verb spargere ‘scatter’ – ultimate source of English sparse, disperse, and aspersions – and also to English spark), and has over… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
asparagus — late O.E. sparage, from L. asparagus (in M.L. often sparagus), from Gk. asparagos, of uncertain origin; probably from PIE root *sp(h)er(e)g to spring up (though perhaps from a non Greek source). In Middle English, asperages sometimes was regarded … Etymology dictionary
asparagus — [15] Asparagus comes ultimately from Greek aspáragos (a word related to the Greek verb spargan ‘swell’, to the Latin verb spargere ‘scatter’ – ultimate source of English sparse, disperse, and aspersions – and also to English spark), and has over… … Word origins
