sparrowgrass
[
spar
-oh-gras, -grahs]
/ˈspær oʊˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs/
noun
,
Informal.
1.
asparagus
.
Origin
1650-60;
by folk etymology
British Dictionary definitions for
sparrowgrass
sparrowgrass
/
ˈspærəʊˌɡrɑːs
/
noun
1.
a dialect or popular name for
asparagus
Word Origin
C17: variant of
asparagus
, associated by folk etymology with
sparrow
and
grass