| 单词 | white asparagus |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite asparagus white asparagus n. (a) a small evergreen shrub with whitish stems, Asparagus albus (family Asparagaceae), native to parts of southern Europe and North Africa; (b) shoots of edible asparagus ( A. officinalis) blanched by cultivation in the absence of light (usually by being earthed up). ΚΠ 1780 J. T. Dillon Trav. Spain ii. 252 Torre Campos..extends four square leagues..amidst hills, covered with oak, gum cistus, lavender, and white asparagus. 1829 Casket Feb. 9 Jelinottes and white asparagus. 1995 Weed Technol. 9 617 (table) Asparagus albus, white asparagus. 2007 Independent 20 Apr. (Extra section) 5/2 This year, Germany suffered a shortage of white asparagus after the introduction of new labour laws requiring 20 per cent of pickers to be German. < as lemmas |
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