CEFR C1

asparagus-like

noun

Meaning

asparagus-like means the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses asparagus-like to mean the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
The teacher asked students to find asparagus-like in the reading.

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asparagus-like (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses asparagus-like to mean the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
The teacher asked students to find asparagus-like in the reading.

How to Use asparagus-like

a/the asparagus-like (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a asparagus-like."
asparagus-like in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked asparagus-like in context before translating it."

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