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asparagus bed

asparagus bed

4.8
A long narrow area of soil used to grow asparagus plants
  • noun
  • /əˈspærəɡəs bɛd/
translation icon : cama de espárragos
  • To maintain a healthy asparagus bed, regular weeding and watering are essential.

Examples

  • "I think we should plant an asparagus bed."

    Fiction book (1994)

  • He found an unexpected treasure: a well-established asparagus bed.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • At the end of the night, Silvia informed us of the next day's tasks: weeding the asparagus beds, picking fruit, and making hay in the afternoon, should the sun be shining.

    Blog text (23)

  • My grandfather has an asparagus bed in his garden where he grows fresh spears every spring.

  • Every year, I prepare my asparagus bed with compost to ensure healthy plants.

Synonyms

bed
vsasparagus bed
118 1.0

A plot of ground where flowers or other plants grow

is the same plot type but for growing a single specific crop

How Big

vegetable patch
  • UK
2 2.0
asparagus bed
4.8
bed
118 1.0
container
245 1.3

Surface Forms

asparagus bed singular
asparagus beds plural

Morphology

asparagus + bed

The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'asparagus' (the plant) and 'bed' (a plot of ground for planting); a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it refers to a garden plot for growing asparagus. This noun+noun compounding is common in English (e.g., 'rose bed', 'vegetable bed') and cross-linguistically, so the expression is transparently compositional.

Etymology

Asparagus bed comes from a simple garden picture: asparagus is the plant and bed means a small, prepared area of soil for plants. So, an asparagus bed simply means 'a section of soil made for growing asparagus' today.