- spargan
- (G). A swath, bank; a kind of plant
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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asparagus — noun (plural gus) Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, asparagus plant, from Greek asparagos; perhaps akin to Greek spargan to swell Date: 1545 any of a genus (Asparagus) of Old World perennial plants of the lily family having much… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sparganose — ● sparganose nom féminin (grec spargân, être gonflé d humeur) Parasitose larvaire due à la larve de stade II, de certains cestodes (pseudophyllidea, bothriocéphales). [La localisation oculaire en est la forme la plus grave.] … Encyclopédie Universelle
asparagus — [15] Asparagus comes ultimately from Greek aspáragos (a word related to the Greek verb spargan ‘swell’, to the Latin verb spargere ‘scatter’ – ultimate source of English sparse, disperse, and aspersions – and also to English spark), and has over… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
asparagus — [15] Asparagus comes ultimately from Greek aspáragos (a word related to the Greek verb spargan ‘swell’, to the Latin verb spargere ‘scatter’ – ultimate source of English sparse, disperse, and aspersions – and also to English spark), and has over… … Word origins
