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sparrowgrass

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spar·row·grass  (spr-grs, spr-)
n. Eastern U.S.
Asparagus.
[By folk etymology from sparagus, variant of asparagus.]
sparrowgrass [ˈspærəʊˌgrɑːs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a dialect or popular name for asparagus
[variant of asparagus, associated by folk etymology with sparrow and grass]
Translations
sparrowgrass
n (inf) → Spargel m


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Moses Gluckstein, a city gent and very pleasant and fond of sparrowgrass and chokes, and 'e cut in-- there 'adn't been no customers for days--and began to talk very fast, offerin' me for anything I 'ad, anything, petaties or anything, its weight in gold.
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