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vegetable
[vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-]
noun
any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.
the edible part of such a plant, as the tuber of the potato.
any member of the plant kingdom; plant.
Informal.a person who is so severely impaired mentally or physically as to be largely incapable of conscious responses or activity.
a dull, spiritless, and uninteresting person.
adjective
of, consisting of, or made from edible vegetables.
a vegetable diet.
of, relating to, or characteristic of plants.
the vegetable kingdom.
derived from plants.
vegetable fiber; vegetable oils.
consisting of, comprising, or containing the substance or remains of plants.
vegetable matter; a vegetable organism.
of the nature of or resembling a plant.
the vegetable forms of Art Nouveau ornament.
inactive; inert; dull; uneventful.
a vegetable existence.
vegetable
/ ˈɛəə /
noun
any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, and onions
informala person who has lost control of his mental faculties, limbs, etc, as from an injury, mental disease, etc
a dull inactive person
( as modifier )
a vegetable life
(modifier) consisting of or made from edible vegetables
a vegetable diet
(modifier) of, relating to, characteristic of, derived from, or consisting of plants or plant material
vegetable oils
rareany member of the plant kingdom
vegetable
A plant that is cultivated for an edible part, such as the leaf of spinach, the root of the carrot, or the stem of celery.
An edible part of one of these plants.
See Note at fruit
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonvegetable noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vegetable1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vegetable1
Example Sentences
At the 7th Street Produce Market Wednesday morning, a spot usually bustling in the mornings with customers filling up plastic bags with vegetables and fruits — far fewer people than normal walked among the shops.
Dinner is a slow, social meal with a friend at a restaurant: French onion soup, a round of vegetables, entrées, bread and dessert.
California grows more than one-third of the country’s vegetables and more than three-quarters of the nation’s fruits and nuts in the fertile expanses of the Central Valley, Central Coast and other farming regions.
“That was Gandhi’s favorite vegetable, apparently,” he chuckled, then took a bite.
Unlike most vegetables and squash, zucchini is highly versatile considering that it can be cooked in various ways and used in sweet and savory dishes.
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