genus Asparagus

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noun

large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers;
sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
• Hypernyms:
liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms:
Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
• Member Meronyms:
asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales, asparagus fern, Asparagus setaceous,
Asparagus plumosus, smilax, Asparagus asparagoides