/ə'spærəgəs; ə`spærəˇəs/
n [U]
(a) plant with feathery leaves whose young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable 芦笋（石刁柏的通称, 也称龙须菜）.
(b) these shoots 芦笋的嫩茎
*have (some) asparagus for lunch 午饭有（些）芦笋
* [attrib 作定语] asparagus soup 芦笋汤.


芦笋植物可食用的嫩芽

n[U]

[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Latin;Origin:Greek asparagos]
a long thin green vegetable with a point at one end


edible young shoots of the asparagus plant