Instead, he reached for another bowl on the table before him, plucked a shiny, green spear from its midst with chopsticks and chewed methodically.

Tanree crouched on a mat of dead grass through which the first green spears of spring pushed.

A green spear lanced at the car, but missed.

Some ivy leaves were like green spears held out, and tipped with snow.

The green spears grow about 30in, turning leafy and developing flower heads within two months or so.

Time to eat gently steamed, lightly buttered green spears of asparagus, decent glazed ham for Sunday lunch, or perhaps a whole baked fish.

The other two were painted, one with a green spear and the other with a brown horse's head.

He looked across the green spears of wheat.

Scanning it I could see no trace of the garrison there, nor of the green spear flashes.

Asparagus You're not alone if those fleshy green spears remind you of .