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Definition of Asparagus fern

1. Noun. A fernlike plant native to South Africa.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asparagus Fern

Literary usage of Asparagus fern

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"W. virginica needs more moisture. pw BARCLAY. Culture of asparagus fern (Fig. 1492). The sprays of Asparagus plumosus look so much like certain ferns or ..."

2. Gala-day Luncheons: A Little Book of Suggestions by Caroline French Benton (1901)
"A beautiful background for the table is made by removing all the pictures and hangings, and covering the walls with asparagus fern hung lightly from the ..."

3. The School Garden Book by Clarence Moores Weed, Philip Emerson (1911)
"This plant is often called the asparagus fern, but it is not a fern at all, but a true asparagus and is closely related to the common garden vegetable. ..."

4. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1908)
"Mr. Bragg has taken this louse upon liliaceous plants, asparagus, asparagus fern, Aquilegia and Rumex sp. in the greenhouse, and it was sent me from Boulder ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"The common asparagus fern so-called is grown as a dwarf or as a climbing plant, according to the space afforded the roots. It bears no functional leaves, ..."

6. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by Esther Baldwin York (1906)
"... called "asparagus fern." This, as many popular names are, is misleading and incorrect. Asparagus Sprengeri, which bears flowers, belongs to the natural ..."

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