asparagus

«asparagus» in Mova's school dictionary: A vegetable with long green, white or purple stalks with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (asparagus — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A vegetable with long green, white or purple stalks with pointed tips, eaten cooked. tree →

2) The plant it grows from. tree →

sense in the lessons

In food and science lessons about plants and healthy eating. A funny fact: asparagus can make some people's wee smell. Phrases: «asparagus spears», «a bunch of asparagus».

examples

• We had asparagus with our dinner. tree →
• Asparagus spears grow up from the soil. tree →
• Grandad grows asparagus in his garden. tree →
• The asparagus season is in late spring. tree →
• I tried asparagus soup at school. tree →
• Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some asparagus», «spears of asparagus». Said «a-SPA-ra-gus».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «asparagus» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.