Definitions for asparagus

asparagus as·par·a·gus

Spelling: [uh-spar-uh-guh s]
IPA: /əˈspær ə gəs/

Asparagus is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 200 anagrams from letters in asparagus (aaagprssu).

Definitions for asparagus

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Asparagus, of the lily family, especially A. officianalis, cultivated for its edible shoots.
  2. the shoots, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin of asparagus

before 1000; Latin Greek asp(h)áragos; replacing Old English sparagi (Medieval Latin) and later sperage, sparrowgrass

Examples for asparagus

Add the green beans, peas, lima beans, asparagus, fava beans, and 1/2 cup water to the pan.

I lived for my packages from home of eggplants and asparagus and tomatoes and broccoli and elephant garlic.

This does very well for a made dish when asparagus is not to be had.

My Dad was a mad keen gardener, so we would always have all those local, seasonal, organic things; asparagus and artichokes.

It should be accompanied by asparagus, green peas, and lettuce.

asparagus is one of those ingredients that I need to eat once it's around, and eggs are my all-time favorite food.

The U.S. is one of Ecuador's largest customers, buying cut flowers, asparagus, minerals, and Pacific tuna fish.

Make a brine of salt and water, strong enough to bear an egg; pour it hot on the asparagus, and let it be closely covered.

There was a patch too of grass that showed an asparagus green.

Burned, where all summer long the boughs of asparagus flourished.

Word Value for asparagus
Scrable

0

Words with friends

15

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