Synonyms

vegetable kingdom

British

noun

another name for plant kingdom

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Simple, ignoble, under-appreciated green cabbage: It has got to be one of the most unpretentious and humblest in all of the Cruciferae family, if not among the entire vegetable kingdom.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

The vegetable kingdom has lots of options that are full of moisture.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022

Especially when you’re loading up on some of the healthiest in the vegetable kingdom.

From Fox News • Feb. 6, 2022

We apply the terms “invasive” and “native” to the vegetable kingdom.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

The Egg-Plant, solanum melongena, or ovigerum, is a curiosity in the vegetable kingdom.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

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