vegetable
IPA: vˈɛdʒtʌbʌɫ
noun
- Any plant.
- A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
- The edible part of such a plant.
- (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.
adjective
- Of or relating to plants.
- Of or relating to vegetables.
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Examples of "vegetable" in Sentences
- Eating vegetable is healthy.
- The 'Cabbage' is a leafy vegetable.
- The food in dispute is the bitter vegetable, the chazeret.
- Fruit and vegetables are part of a more natural and healthful diet.
- Note the cornucopia of fruit and vegetables which was added in 1921.
- The honeybees are also used for pollination of fruits and vegetables.
- Vegetable food products of the foraging economies of the Pacific Northwest.
- Though it took several years to fructify, it serves the purpose it was built for. It has separate blocks for vegetables, fruits and flowers.
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