What is another word for Sparrowgrass?

Pronunciation: [spˈaɹə͡ʊɡɹˌas] (IPA)

Sparrowgrass is a commonly used term for asparagus. While asparagus is the most popular name, there are numerous other synonyms for this healthy and flavorful vegetable. Some of the common synonyms are edible asparagus, garden asparagus, white asparagus, and wild asparagus. In addition to these well-known names, there are also several regional and seasonal names such as sparrow's grass, grass of sparrows, and sprue. No matter what you call it, asparagus is a nutrient-packed veggie that offers numerous health benefits and can be cooked in a variety of ways to suit your taste preferences.

What are the hypernyms for Sparrowgrass?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Sparrowgrass

It comes to the business man in the crowded city, and babbles of green fields, nudges Mr. Sparrowgrass with its elbow, and tells him to take Mrs. S. and the children into the country.
"A Lecture on Physical Development, and its Relations to Mental and Spiritual Development, delivered before the American Institute of Instruction, at their Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting, in Norwich, Conn., August 20, 1858"
S.R. Calthrop
Any peas, spinnage, cucumbers, Sparrowgrass?
"Annie Kilburn A Novel"
W. D. Howells
Sparrowgrass, Asparagus The word Sparrowgrass, which is a corruption of the word asparagus, illustrates how readily the uneducated mind associates an unusual term with another that is familiar, and as the mental impression is received through the ear, and lacks that definiteness which the printed form would give, the new idea, when repeated, often assumes a picturesque, if not a ludicrous, form.
"Slips of Speech"
John H. Bechtel

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