ASPARAGUS
\ɐspˈaɹəɡəs], \ɐspˈaɹəɡəs], \ɐ_s_p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_ɡ_ə_s]\
Definitions of ASPARAGUS
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.
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The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
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A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.
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The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
By Noah Webster.
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
By James Champlin Fernald
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The fresh roots are diuretic, perhaps owing to the immediate crystallizable principle, Asparagiue, which is said to be sedative in the dose of a few grains. The young shoots are a well known and esteemed vegetable diet. They communicate a peculiar odour to the urine. A syrup made of the young shoots and an extract of the roots has been recommended as a sedative in heart affections.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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