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Vegetable
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vegetable
[adj] - of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants 2. [n] - 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 3. [n]
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Vegetable
Veg`e·ta·ble adjective [ French végétable growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, a...
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Vegetable
Veg'e·ta·ble noun 1. (Biol.) A plant. See Plant . 2. A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepar...
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vegetable
1. Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or produced by, plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable growths, juices, etc. 'Blooming ambrosial fruit Of vegetable gold.' (Milton) ... 2. Consisting of, or comprising, plants; as, the vegetable kingdom. Vegetable alkali, a white woolly plant (...
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vegetable
adjective of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants; `decaying vegetable matter`
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vegetable
veggie noun edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
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vegetable
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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vegetable
(vej´ә-tә-bәl) pertaining to or derived from plants. any plant or species of plant, especially one cultivated as a source of food.
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Vegetable
• (v.) Plants having distinct flowers and true seeds. • (v.) Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or produced by, plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable growths, juices, etc. • (n.) A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip...
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vegetable
in the broadest sense, any kind of plant life or plant product, namely `vegetable matter`; in common, narrow usage, the term vegetable usually refers ... [14 related articles]
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Vegetable
The noun vegetable means an edible plant or part of a plant, but usually excludes seeds and most sweet fruit. This typically means the leaf, stem, or root of a plant. In a non-biological sense, the meaning of this word is largely based on culinary and cultural tradition. Therefore, the application ...
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Vegetable
Vegetable refers to the leaf, root or stem of a plant when eaten, rather than 'fruit' which refers to the seed and its envelope of the plant, even though many fruits are eaten as savoury dishes, they are technically still fruit.
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vegetable
vegetable, term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts. There is no clear botanical distinction between vegetables and fruits. Most vegetables consist largely of water, making them low in calories. They are excellent sources...
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Vegetable
In its narrow, everyday use, vegetable is a word indicating any herb that is cultivated specially for table use in whole or part, such as the turnip (root), cabbage (leaves), broccoli (flowers), peas and beans (fruit). In its widest sense it includes all living things that are not animals - trees, s...
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vegetable
Type: Term Pronunciation: vej′ĕ-tă-bĕl Definitions: 1. A plant, specifically one used for food. 2. Relating to plants, as distinguished from animals or minerals. Synonyms: vegetal1
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Vegetable
Any parts of any plant that are edible but normally do not develop from a flower. The edible parts of a plant can include seeds, nuts, fruit, roots, tubers, bulbs, leaves, or stems.
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Vegetable
Any parts of any plant that are edible but normally do not develop from a flower. The edible parts of a plant can include seeds, nuts, fruit, roots, tubers, bulbs, leaves, or stems.
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vegetable
1) 20 questions category 2) Flora 3) Rootlike 4) Seedlike 5) Stalklike 6) Stemlike 7) Vegetable kingdom 8) Vegetal 9) Vegetational 10) Vegetative 11) Verdure
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