vegetable

veg*e*ta*ble

noun

{bc}a usually herbaceous plant (such as the cabbage, bean, or potato) grown for an edible part that is usually eaten as part of a meal

vegetable

adjective

{bc}of, relating to, constituting, or growing like plants

vegetable ivory

noun

{bc}the hard white opaque endosperm of the ivory nut that takes a high polish and is used as a substitute for ivory

vegetable marrow

noun

{bc}any of various smooth-skinned elongated summer squashes with creamy-white to deep green skins

vegetable oil

noun

{bc}an oil of plant origin

vegetable oyster

noun

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vegetable pear

noun

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vegetable wax

noun

{bc}a wax of plant origin secreted commonly in thin flakes by the walls of epidermal cells

green vegetable

noun

{bc}a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part

textured vegetable protein

noun

{bc}protein from some vegetables and especially soybeans used as a substitute for or added to meat