asparagus
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- n plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
- n edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
- My refined sensibilities required only the best: fresh asparagus, Ben Jerry's ice cream, Sichuan and Hunan restaurants, ventless Italian suits.
- Q: What is asparagus pee? Why does it smell funny? KGB: Asparagus gives a distinctive smell in the urine due to various sulfur-containing degradation products and ammonia.
- Ham is too expensive, as are asparagus, fresh fish and even (when I bring them to him giggling) cow's feet.