OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18497

asparagus

/əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
espárrago
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbing…