Meaning of GENUS ASPARAGUS

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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
	See Also:		asparagus, Asparagus asparagoides, asparagus fern, Asparagus officinales, Asparagus plumosus, Asparagus setaceous, edible asparagus, family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family, smilax