genus asparagus

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   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

   Broaderliliid monocot genus

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about genus asparagus

What does genus asparagus mean?

genus asparagus means "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".

Is genus asparagus a common word?

genus asparagus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.