delicate · fresh · crisp · snap · asparagus · bamboo · succulent · soft · new growth · tips · buds · edible · blanched · raw · springtime · harvest · garden · nibble
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Related — shoots (Fires or photographs); sprouts (New growth from seeds); seedlings (Newly germinated plants); young · green · delicate · fresh · crisp · snap · asparagus · bamboo · succulent · soft
texture/maturitytender stems ≠ woody stems Hard plant supports; old growth
plant anatomytender stems ≠ bark Sharp canine vocalization; trunk · hardwood · heartwood · twigs
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