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/spar"oh gras', -grahs'/, n. Informal.asparagus.[1650-60; by folk etymology]
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Sparrowgrass — Spar row*grass , n. [Corrupted from asparagus.] Asparagus. [Colloq.] See the Note under {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sparrowgrass — [spar′ō gras΄, spar′ōgräs΄] n. [altered by folk etym. < ASPARAGUS] dial. var. of ASPARAGUS … English World dictionary
sparrowgrass — Asparagus As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sparrowgrass — noun Asparagus … Wiktionary
Sparrowgrass — asparagus … Dictionary of Australian slang
sparrowgrass — Australian Slang asparagus … English dialects glossary
sparrowgrass — n. asparagus … English contemporary dictionary
sparrowgrass — spar·row·grass … English syllables
sparrowgrass — spar•row•grass [[t]ˈspær oʊˌgræs, ˌgrɑs[/t]] n. pln inf asparagus • Etymology: 1650–60; by folk etym … From formal English to slang
sparrowgrass — /ˈspæroʊgras/ (say sparohgrahs) noun Colloquial (humorous) asparagus …
