Asparagus
See also: asparagus
Translingual
Etymology
Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).
Proper noun
Asparagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – asparaguses.
Usage notes
- Some authors have split 2 genera from Asparagus: Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (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
References
- Asparagus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Asparagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Asparagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Asparagus at Plants of the World Online