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† ˈsparagus Obs.
Also 7 sparragus, 7–8 'sparagus, 8 speragas.
[a. med.L. sparagus, aphetic form of asparagus.]
Asparagus.
1543Traheron Vigo's Chirurg. 196 b/1 Sparagus is hoote and drye. 1607Dekker Iests to make you merry Wks. (Grosart) II. 304 The flower sparagus, that growes out of euery mans dunge, and contemned of euery man. 1611–40[see asparagus 1 δ]. 1669Cokaine Poems 247 What delicate Sparagus you have growing there. c1711Petiver Gazophyl. vi. lvii, Prickly tern-feathered Cape Sparagus. 1711Tempest Cryes of London 27 Ripe Speragas. 1785Cowper Lett., In May we shall have 'sparagus.
attrib.1640R. Brome (title), The Sparagus Garden. 1668Pepys Diary 22 Apr., Over to the 'sparagus garden. |