- Sparage
- Sparage Spar"age (?; 48), Sparagus Spar"a*gus, Sparagrass Spar"a*grass`, n. Obs. or corrupt forms of {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster]
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Sparagrass — Sparage Spar age (?; 48), Sparagus Spar a*gus, Sparagrass Spar a*grass , n. Obs. or corrupt forms of {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparagus — Sparage Spar age (?; 48), Sparagus Spar a*gus, Sparagrass Spar a*grass , n. Obs. or corrupt forms of {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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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
