vegetable

/'vedʤitəbl/

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Word: Vegetable

Part of Speech: Noun

Summary:

A vegetable is an edible part of a plant, important for a healthy diet, and comes in many varieties. You can use it in different contexts, and it's important to be aware of its different meanings.

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Noun

1. 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
2. edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

Synonyms

• veggie
• veg