asparagus

Meanings

• noun

  A vegetable that is grown in bunches of spear-shaped shoots, usually eaten cooked.

• noun

  A food item, typically long and slender, often served as a vegetable.

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

sparage , sparagrass , sparagus , sparrowgrass

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with asparagus
garhus , parus , maraschino

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Variants

List of all variants of asparagus that leads to same result
asparagus , asparaguses

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Etymology

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The word 'asparagus' comes from the Old Greek word 'asparagos'.

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Trivia

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1. Asparagus is a diuretic and can make urine smell strongly of asparagus.

2. The ancient Greeks believed that asparagus had aphrodisiac properties.

3. Asparagus is rich in vitamins K, A, C, and folate.

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Related Concepts

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1. Asparagus fern: A decorative plant with feathery fronds that is often used as a landscape plant.

2. Asparagus pee: A myth that urine from people who have consumed asparagus smells differently due to the vegetable's metabolites.

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Culture

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Asparagus is a popular vegetable in many cuisines around the world. In ancient Rome, it was considered a luxury food and was only eaten by the elite. In France, it is often served with hollandaise sauce. In Spain, it is paired with ham.

How to Memorize "asparagus"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bunch of long, green spears with pointed tips.

2. associate
   

   - Associate asparagus with springtime and fresh vegetables.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'asparagus' by breaking it down into 'as-par-agus', where 'as' sounds like 'ass', 'par' sounds like 'pair', and 'agus' sounds like 'aguss' (like a goose).

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