单词 | Asparagaceae |
释义 | asparagus /ə-sparˈə-gəs/nounAny plant of the Asparagus genus of the family Asparagaceae /-ā'si-ē/, with leaves reduced to scales, some cultivated as ornamental plants, and one species (A. officinalis) for its young shoots eaten as a delicacy ORIGIN: L, from Gr asp(h)aragos asparagˈinase /-ajˈ/ noun An enzyme that causes asparagine to hydrolyse to aspartic acid and ammonia asparˈagine /-jin or -jēn/ noun An amino acid found in asparagus and other vegetables asparagus bean noun A tropical American bean (Vigna sesquipedalis) with very long pods asparagus fern noun A fern-like decorative species of asparagus, A. plumosus asparagus pea noun The Goa bean asparˈagus-stone noun A pale yellowish-green apatite |
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