Words that come from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος

120 words across 43 languages descend from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος — including asparagus, aspartate, Asparagus, aspartic, aspartame, asparagine, asparaginase, asparaginyl.

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English (23)

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