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PRUSSIAN ASPARAGUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Prussian asparagus mean?
• PRUSSIAN ASPARAGUS (noun)
The noun PRUSSIAN ASPARAGUS has 1 sense:
1. Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
Familiarity information: PRUSSIAN ASPARAGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bath asparagus; Ornithogalum pyrenaicum; Prussian asparagus
Hypernyms ("Prussian asparagus" is a kind of...):
star-of-Bethlehem (any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers)
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