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Interesting facts: do you know the origin of the name š˜ˆš˜“š˜±š˜¢š˜³š˜¢š˜Øš˜¶š˜“?

Writer: OzparagusOzparagus

Updated: Nov 3, 2023

Whatā€™s in a name?


Asparagus comes from the Greek word aspharagos meaning ā€˜sproutā€™ or ā€˜shootā€™ - new stalks of any plant tender enough to be eaten. An Old English word spere meant ā€˜spearā€™ or ā€˜long shaft with penetrating headā€™ which is why the shoots of asparagus are called spears. In Middle English the plant was called sperage or sperach. It was even nicknamed ā€˜sparrow grassā€™ but herbalists knew that its Classical Latin name was asparagus, the Roman version of the Greek word.




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