Asparagus
See also: asparagus
Translingual
Etymology
Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).
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 
Asparagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Asparagus at Plants of the World Online
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