Asparagus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos). === Proper noun === Asparagus m A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – asparaguses. ==== Usage notes ==== Some authors have split 2 genera from Asparagus: Protasparagus and Myrsiphyllum. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Asparagoideae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Asparagus officinalis (common asparagus or garden asparagus) – type species; Asparagus asparagoides (African asparagus), Asparagus aethiopicus (asparagus fern), Asparagus acutifolius (sharp-leaved asparagus) – selected other species Asparagus subg. Asparagus, Asparagus subg. Myrsiphyllum – subgenera ==== Derived terms ==== asparagine Asparagopsis asparagusic acid asparasaponin Protasparagus === References === Asparagus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Asparagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Asparagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Asparagus at Plants of the World Online