noun

asparagus

uh-SPAR-uh-guhs

noun

A vegetable plant grown for its tender young shoots, eaten as food.

"We grilled some asparagus to go with the steak."

"Fresh asparagus is in season during the spring."

How to Use Asparagus

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA green vegetable eaten as thin, tender stalks.

Common mistake

Asparagus is uncountable as a food item — say "some asparagus," not "an asparagus" or "asparaguses."

asparagus plural, asparaguses plural, asparagusses plural, asparagi plural

Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Flow — saved to your collection.

Can you complete this real example?

We grilled some _____ to go with the steak.

From Ancient Greek asparagos via Latin. In some English dialects the word was reshaped by folk etymology into "sparrowgrass."

magus sarcophagus