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vegetable
[ vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh- ]
/ ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- /
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noun
adjective
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Origin of vegetable
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British Dictionary definitions for vegetable
vegetable
/ (ˈvɛdʒtəbəl) /
noun
any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, and onions
informal a person who has lost control of his mental faculties, limbs, etc, as from an injury, mental disease, etc
- a dull inactive person
- (as modifier)a vegetable life
(modifier) consisting of or made from edible vegetablesa vegetable diet
(modifier) of, relating to, characteristic of, derived from, or consisting of plants or plant materialvegetable oils
rare any member of the plant kingdom
Word Origin for vegetable
c14 (adj): from Late Latin vegetābilis animating, from vegetāre to enliven, from Latin vegēre to excite
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Scientific definitions for vegetable
vegetable
[ vĕj′tə-bəl ]
A plant that is cultivated for an edible part, such as the leaf of spinach, the root of the carrot, or the stem of celery.
An edible part of one of these plants. See Note at fruit.
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