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noun
Any of several plants in the genus Asparagus which are grown for their ornamental fern-like foliage.
Asparagus aethiopicus (Sprenger's asparagus), of southern Africa.
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noun
Any of several plants in the genus Asparagus which are grown for their ornamental fern-like foliage.
Asparagus densiflorus of southern Africa.
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noun
Any of several plants in the genus Asparagus which are grown for their ornamental fern-like foliage.
Asparagus setaceus (syn. Asparagus plumosus, common asparagus fern), of tropical and southern Africa.
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noun
Any of several plants in the genus Asparagus which are grown for their ornamental fern-like foliage.
Asparagus virgatus, of tropical and southern Africa.
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noun
a fernlike plant native to South Africa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Asparagus setaceous, Asparagus plumosus
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
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