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asparagi

asparagi is the plural of asparagus.

Meaning of asparagus

Noun

asparagus (plural asparagus or asparaguses or asparagusses or asparagi)

  1. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
  2. The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
    • At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
      Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re...2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2013, Dining & Wine
  3. A green colour, like that of an asparagus.

Questions about asparagi

What is asparagi the plural of?
Asparagi is the plural of asparagus.

Words near asparagi in the dictionary

  1. aspalathus
  2. aspalathuses
  3. Aspall
  4. asparacoside
  5. asparagaceous
  6. asparagi
  7. asparagin
  8. asparaginase
  9. asparaginases
  10. asparaginate
  11. asparagine

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