Answer:
I have a gown but I'm not a priest; I have a crown but I'm not a king.
I am a vegetable that bugs stay away from
I move very slowly. I accompany life, and survive past demise. I am viewed with esteem in many womenβs eyes.
I begin and have no end and I end all that begins. What am I?
I stink in living but when dead smells good.
Though not a plant, has leaves. Though not a beast, has spine. Though many wouldn't need this thing, It's more valuable than wine.