n. (Bot.) The giant cactus (Cereus giganteus); -- so named by the Indians of Arizona. Called also
n. [ OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. spörr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin. ]
☞ The following American species are well known; the
He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Field sparrow,
Fox sparrow, etc.
Sparrow bill,
Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
Sparrow owl (Zool.),
Sparrow spear (Zool.),
n. [ Corrupted from asparagus. ] Asparagus. [ Colloq. ]
n. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub of the genus
n. [ OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. spörr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin. ]
☞ The following American species are well known; the
He that doth the ravens feed,
Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,
Be comfort to my age! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Field sparrow,
Fox sparrow, etc.
Sparrow bill,
Sparrow hawk. (Zool.)
Sparrow owl (Zool.),
Sparrow spear (Zool.),
n. [ Corrupted from asparagus. ] Asparagus. [ Colloq. ]
n. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub of the genus