Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers. / The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

plural of asparagus roll

(Australia, New Zealand) A finger food made by rolling a spear of asparagus in a slice of buttered bread with the crust cut off.

A small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) that is destructive to asparagus.

plural of asparagus beetle

Asparagus aethiopicus, of southern Africa. / Asparagus densiflorus, of southern Africa. / Asparagus setaceus (syn. Asparagus plumosus), of tropical and southern Africa.

plural of asparagus fern

Resembling or characteristic of asparagus.

plural of asparagus pea

A legume, Lotus tetragonolobus (synonym Tetragonolobus purpureus), with bright red flowers and edible seedpods that superficially resemble those of the winged bean.