"asperge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈspɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ Forms: asperges [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ Head templates: {{en-noun}} asperge (plural asperges)
  1. An aspergillum.
    Sense id: en-asperge-en-noun-1WrJKPca
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /əˈspɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ Forms: asperges [present, singular, third-person], asperging [participle, present], asperged [participle, past], asperged [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ Etymology: From Latin aspergō (compare aspersion from the same verb). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|aspergō}} Latin aspergō Head templates: {{en-verb}} asperge (third-person singular simple present asperges, present participle asperging, simple past and past participle asperged)
  1. (transitive) To sprinkle. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-asperge-en-verb-PpPzNqAi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 5 25 30 31 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 18 36 37 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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