Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun asparagus

2 senses of asparagus

Sense 1
asparagus, edible asparagus, Asparagus officinales -- (plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
asparagus -- (edible young shoots of the asparagus plant)
       => vegetable, veggie, veg -- (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)