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    ASPARAGUS FERN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A fernlike plant native to South Africaplay

    Synonyms:

    asparagus fern; Asparagus plumosus; Asparagus setaceous

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("asparagus fern" is a kind of...):

    herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

    Holonyms ("asparagus fern" is a member of...):

    genus Asparagus (large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)

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