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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 as·par·a·gus /əˈspærəgəs/
 蘆筍

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 as·par·a·gus /əˈspærəgəs/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 As·par·a·gus n.
 1. Bot. A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceæ, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.  Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.
 2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
 Note:This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people.
 Asparagus beetle Zool., a small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) injurious to asparagus.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 asparagus
      n 1: plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a
           vegetable [syn: edible asparagus, Asparagus
           officinales]
      2: edible young shoots of the asparagus plant