Definition

1. Noun:
   • A plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable: "Edible asparagus" refers specifically to the cultivated variety of the asparagus plant (Asparagus officinalis) grown for its tender, edible shoots, which are harvested and consumed as a vegetable.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer grows edible asparagus in his garden.
  • Edible asparagus is a popular spring vegetable in many cuisines.

Advanced Usage

• "Edible asparagus spears": Refers to the harvested, typically green or white, shoots of the plant that are ready for cooking.
  • The recipe calls for fresh edible asparagus spears.

Variants and Related Words

• Asparagus (n): The common name for the plant genus, which includes both ornamental and edible species. "Edible asparagus" is a specific subset.
  • While some types of asparagus are decorative, we eat edible asparagus.
• Asparagus officinalis (n): The scientific name for the common edible asparagus plant.

Synonyms

• Garden asparagus: Another common name for the edible variety.
• Sparrowgrass: An archaic or dialectal term for asparagus.

Noun

1. plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable