Asparagus bean
a trailing, long-stemmed asian vine, vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, of the legume family, having yellow or violet flowers and very long pods.
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either of two leaf beetles of the genus crioceris that feed on the asparagus plant in both the larval and adult stages. historical examples look out for the asparagus beetle during april and may, for these are the months when it appears. the library of work and play: gardening and farming. ellen eddy shaw asparagus […]
- Asparagus fern
a fernlike climbing vine, asparagus setaceus, of southern africa, having very small, whitish flowers and pea-sized, purplish-black berries. historical examples it is more commonly known as asparagus fern, though it is not even a most distant relative of the fern family. abc of gardening eben eugene rexford the ice cream if in rose forms should […]
- Asparagus fern caterpillar
. the caterpillar of a noctuid moth, laphygma exigua, a pest of beets, asparagus, corn, cotton, peas, and peppers.
- Aspartase
aspartase aspartase a·spar·tase (ə-spär’tās’, -tāz’) n. an enzyme found in various bacteria, yeasts, and plants that catalyzes the conversion of aspartic acid to fumaric acid by removing ammonia and catalyzes the reverse reaction by adding ammonia. also called aspartate ammonialyase.
- Aspartate aminotransferase
aspartate aminotransferase aspartate aminotransferase n. ast.