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Noun: genus Asparagus
  1. Large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect, spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae

Type of: liliid monocot genus

Part of: family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family

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