green vegetable
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green vegetable
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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A 17-time world watercress eating champion is preparing to defend his title at an annual event celebrating the leafy green vegetable.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
In this study, the researchers applied the sensors for hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid to pak choi, a leafy green vegetable also known as bok choy or Chinese cabbage.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
“I recall spending over three months living solely on green vegetable juice at one stage,” he said in the interview.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
The recipe for pasta primavera that ran in the Times instructs the cook to blanch each green vegetable separately in salted water — a decidedly French level of fussiness.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
As they rode home, she vowed that she would never eat this queer green vegetable either.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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