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Also Known As	Asparagus

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garden asparagus

fruiting asparagus fern

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

vegetable structures

How is white asparagus grown and harvested?

Understand the reason behind the unpleasant smell of urine after eating asparagus

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