genus Asparagus
large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae • Hypernyms: liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family • Member Meronyms: asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales, asparagus fern, Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus, smilax, Asparagus asparagoides
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