edible asparagus

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edible asparagus - plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetableasparagus, Asparagus officinalesasparagus - edible young shoots of the asparagus plantherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Asparagus - large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae