Plural form of asparagus; multiple asparagus plants or servings of the vegetable.
From Latin 'asparagus' (from Greek 'asparagos,' possibly from Persian origins) + '-es' (English plural). The word entered English through Latin, which had borrowed it from earlier Mediterranean languages.
English speakers often say 'asparagus' for both singular and plural, but 'asparaguses' is technically correct—it's one of those words where English can't quite decide if it's singular or plural because it comes from Latin which had different rules. Some people say 'spears of asparagus' to avoid the confusion entirely.
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