asparagus

A vegetable with long, thin green or white stems that you cook and eat.

• We had asparagus with dinner.
• She grilled the asparagus with a little oil.
• Would you like some white asparagus with butter?

Common phrases: green asparagus, asparagus spears, grilled asparagus, asparagus soup

A shade of green like the color of the long vegetable stems people eat in spring.

• She chose asparagus for the kitchen walls.
• The palette includes asparagus and cream.
• This shade of asparagus looks darker in evening light.

Common phrases: asparagus green, shade of asparagus, painted in asparagus