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sparrow grass

Definition # 15


Sparrow grass is another name for asparagus. In 1791, John Walker stated that "sparrow grass is so general that asparagus has an air of stiffness and pedantry."


 

Entry Type:  Vegetable

Language:  English

Alias / Translation:
asparagus (English)
asparago (Italian)
Asparagus officinalis (Latin)
asperge (French)
espárrago (Spanish)

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