Definition of vegetable

Definitions

Noun

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

Noun

any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

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Synonyms

veg veggie

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More General Terms

garden truck green goods green groceries herb herbaceous plant produce

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More Specific Terms

artichoke artichoke heart artichoke plant asparagus bamboo shoot beet Beta vulgaris cardoon celery common beet cruciferous vegetable cucumber cuke Cynara cardunculus Cynara scolymus earthnut fennel finocchio Florence fennel globe artichoke green greens gumbo julienne julienne vegetable leafy vegetable leek legume mushroom okra onion pieplant plantain potherb prickly-seeded spinach pumpkin rabbit food raw vegetable rhubarb root vegetable solanaceous vegetable spinach spinach plant Spinacia oleracea squash truffle

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