asparagus

/əs'pærəpəs/

Thân thiện

A chef carefully arranges fresh asparagus on a cutting board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A perennial plant (Asparagus officinalis): A plant cultivated for its edible young shoots, which are harvested in spring.
   • The edible vegetable: The tender, green (or sometimes white) shoots of this plant, cooked and eaten as a dish.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We planted asparagus in the garden; it will take a few years before we can harvest it.
  • For dinner, we had grilled salmon with steamed asparagus and lemon butter.

Advanced Usage

• "Asparagus bed": A garden plot dedicated to growing asparagus plants.
  • He tends to his asparagus bed carefully each spring.
• "White asparagus": A variety grown underground to prevent chlorophyll development, resulting in a milder flavor.
  • White asparagus is a seasonal delicacy in many European countries.

Variants and Related Words

• Asparagus fern (n): A related ornamental plant (often ) with feathery, fern-like foliage, not grown for food.
  • The asparagus fern is popular in floral arrangements.

Synonyms

• Spear (when referring to an individual shoot): A common term for a single stalk of asparagus.
  • Each asparagus spear should be crisp and bright green.

Related Phrases

• "Pencil asparagus": A term for very thin, young asparagus spears.
  • The recipe calls for pencil asparagus because it cooks quickly.

Học thuật

Noun

1. edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
2. plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

Từ đồng nghĩa

• edible asparagus
• Asparagus officinales