Definition of Asparagus officinales

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

Exact synonyms: Asparagus, Edible Asparagus
Terms within: Asparagus
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Asparagus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asparagus Officinales

Askanazy
Askanazy cell
Aslan
Asman
Asmara
Asmera
Asmodæus
Asmonean
Asmoneans
Asn
Aspadana
Aspalathus cedcarbergensis
Aspalathus linearis
Asparagaceae
Asparagus asparagoides
Asparagus officinales (current term)
Asparagus plumosus
Asparagus setaceous
AspectJ
Aspen
Asperger's
Asperger's syndrome
Asperger's syndromes
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndromes
Aspergerian
Aspergerians
Aspergillaceae
Aspergillales
Aspergillus

Literary usage of Asparagus officinales

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"The shoots of this plant (Asparagus officinales) are used as a table vegetable. Carbo- Water Protein Fat hydrate» Anh Average composition 94-0 1-8 0-2 3-3 ..."

2. The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1824)
"In the hedges, and under the bushes, grew plentifully Asparagus officinales and Tamus communia. This last was not in flower. We soon reached the road that ..."

3. Annales de chimie et de physique by Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac (1886)
"Asparagus officinales : Asperge (Lil.). Tiges. Scilla nutans : Jacinthe des bois (Lil.). Bulbes. ..."

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