Asparagus
See also: asparagus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – asparaguses.
Usage notes edit
- Some authors have split 2 genera from Asparagus: Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Asparagoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Asparagus officinalis (common asparagus or garden asparagus) - type species; Asparagus asparagoides (African asparagus), Asparagus aethiopicus (asparagus fern), Asparagus acutifolius (sharp-leaved asparagus) - selected other species
- Asparagus subg. Asparagus, Asparagus subg. Myrsiphyllum - subgenera
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Asparagus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Asparagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Asparagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Asparagus at Plants of the World Online