green vegetable
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green vegetable
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
A luscious vegetable casserole, this can be a green vegetable side dish or a substantial vegetarian main course.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
Workers were picking, trimming and packing choy sum, a leafy green vegetable used in Chinese cooking.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2022
A starch, likely spaetzel , and a forgotten green vegetable with a tiny serving of herbed cream sauce.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2017
There were villas with iron fences and big overgrown gardens and ditches with water flowing and green vegetable gardens with dust on the leaves.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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