sparrowgrass

== English == === Alternative forms === sparrow grass, sparrow-grass === Etymology === From sparrow +‎ grass. === Noun === sparrowgrass (uncountable) (nonstandard) Eggcorn of sparagus (“asparagus”) [from 1652]. === References === “sparrowgrass, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.