sparrowgrass
1Sparrowgrass — Spar row*grass , n. [Corrupted from asparagus.] Asparagus. [Colloq.] See the Note under {Asparagus}. [1913 Webster] …
2sparrowgrass — [spar′ō gras΄, spar′ōgräs΄] n. [altered by folk etym. < ASPARAGUS] dial. var. of ASPARAGUS …
3sparrowgrass — Asparagus As*par a*gus ([a^]s*p[a^]r [.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. aspa ragos, asfa ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek… …
4sparrowgrass — /spar oh gras , grahs /, n. Informal. asparagus. [1650 60; by folk etymology] * * * …
5sparrowgrass — noun Asparagus …
6Sparrowgrass — asparagus …
7sparrowgrass — Australian Slang asparagus …
8sparrowgrass — n. asparagus …
9sparrowgrass — spar·row·grass …
10sparrowgrass — spar•row•grass [[t]ˈspær oʊˌgræs, ˌgrɑs[/t]] n. pln inf asparagus • Etymology: 1650–60; by folk etym …