sparrowgrass

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spar·row·grass

S0607800 (spăr′ə-grăs′, spăr′ō-)n. Eastern US Asparagus.
[By folk etymology from sparagus, variant of asparagus.]

sparrowgrass

(ˈspærəʊˌɡrɑːs) n (Plants) a dialect or popular name for asparagus[C17: variant of asparagus, associated by folk etymology with sparrow and grass]

spar•row•grass

(ˈspær oʊˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs)

n. asparagus. [1650–60; by folk etym.]
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