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 (synset 112461374)is a type of: liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsmember holonym:- asparagus, asparagus officinales, edible asparagus - plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
- asparagus fern, asparagus plumosus, asparagus setaceous - a fernlike plant native to South Africa
- asparagus asparagoides, smilax - fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
belongs to: family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
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