Aspar'agus

genus of plants of the natural order Liliace(B. A. of ficin a'Iis, an edible vegetable, the rhizome and roots of which, together with the young edible shoots, are employed as a diuretic in doses of 3i-4 (4.0-16.0) of the fluidextract a syrup, tincture, and extract are also used.