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Word entry · 9 letters

asparagus

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"Green spear vegetable"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/Part of speech nounSorted aaagprssuStarts with AEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Vegetable with tender edible shoots, often served green.

Word origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos). Displaced Old English eorþnafola. Later became an eggcorn in dialect as sparrowgrass.

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