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  1. any plant of the genus Asparagus, family
  2. Liliaceae, with small scalelike leaves and
  3. many needlelike branches. Native to Eurasia,
  4. Asparagus officinalis is cultivated, and the
  5. young shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
  6.