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edible asparagus

edible asparagus

2.5
A plant with young shoots that people cook and eat as a vegetable
  • noun
  • /ˈɛdɪbəl əˈspærəɡəs/
translation icon : espárrago comestible
  • We planted several rows of edible asparagus in our garden last year.

Examples

  • The market sells both wild and edible asparagus during the harvest season.

  • We bought some edible asparagus at the farmer's market.

  • Many chefs prefer to use edible asparagus in spring salads for its fresh flavor.

  • Is edible asparagus in season now?

  • Many chefs prefer to use edible asparagus in spring salads for its fresh flavor.

  • The market sells both wild and edible asparagus during the harvest season.

  • We bought some edible asparagus at the farmer's market.

Synonyms

vegetable
vsedible asparagus
545 1.0

A plant or plant part eaten as food, usually not sweet

is a specific plant with tender young shoots cooked for eating
asparagus
vsedible asparagus
56 2.6

A tall plant with long thin green or white shoots that people eat as a vegetable

is the same meaning but expressed as a descriptive phrase
veggie
vsedible asparagus
  • Informal
43 3.0

A plant food like a carrot or lettuce that you eat

is the actual plant itself rather than the casual food term

Surface Forms

edible asparagus singular
edible asparaguses plural

Morphology

edible + asparagus

The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'edible' (suitable to be eaten) + 'asparagus' (the vegetable), so the meaning 'asparagus that can be eaten' is directly derivable from the constituents. This literal, compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

The compound edible asparagus refers to the young spear-like shoots of the asparagus plant that people cook and eat. The word edible means 'safe to eat', so the phrase simply points to the asparagus you can eat as a vegetable.