אִיסְפַּרְגּוֹס, אִסְפַּ׳ m. (ἀσπάραγος) 1) asparagus, also shoots of cabbage, like asparagus in form. Ned. VI, 10 if one vows abstinence from cabbage אסור בא׳ he is forbidden to eat asparagus (the latter being considered a species of the genus ‘cabbage’). Tosef. Dem. IV, 5 לקנב את הא׳ שׁבו to cut off the stalks thereon (and throw the remainder away). —2) asparagus, a beverage of wine or beer with asparagus. Ber. 51ᵃ. Pes. 110ᵇ. Kidd. 70ᵃ אי׳ דקריוה וכ׳ aspar. as the educated call (the morning drink). [Yalk. Gen. 34 איספרגוס read אִיסְפַרְגִּיס (σφραγίς) seal, v. סְפַרְגִּיס.]