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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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