From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishasparagusas‧par‧a‧gus /əˈspærəɡəs/ noun [uncountable] 
HBPDFFa long thin green vegetable with a point at one end
HBPDFFa long thin green vegetable with a point at one endExamples from the Corpus
asparagus• Planted more blueberries and also asparagus.• No, it's not a typo, but a broccoli and asparagus hybrid.• Heat the soup and asparagus tips with the white wine in a saucepan.• If we eat out my favourite meal is oysters and caviar followed by asparagus with melted butter.• Place the chopped asparagus over the mushrooms and onions.• On a fruit stall she spied some big bunches of asparagus.• Purée the asparagus in a processor, retaining the tips for a garnish.Origin asparagus (1000-1100) Latin Greek asparagos 