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vegetable
[ vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh- ]
noun
- any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.
- the edible part of such a plant, as the tuber of the potato.
- any member of the plant kingdom; plant.
- Informal. a person who is so severely impaired mentally or physically as to be largely incapable of conscious responses or activity.
- a dull, spiritless, and uninteresting person.
adjective
- of, consisting of, or made from edible vegetables:
a vegetable diet.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of plants:
the vegetable kingdom.
- derived from plants:
vegetable fiber; vegetable oils.
- consisting of, comprising, or containing the substance or remains of plants:
vegetable matter; a vegetable organism.
- of the nature of or resembling a plant:
the vegetable forms of Art Nouveau ornament.
- inactive; inert; dull; uneventful:
a vegetable existence.
vegetable
/ ˈɛəə /
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 vegetables
a vegetable diet
- modifier of, relating to, characteristic of, derived from, or consisting of plants or plant material
vegetable oils
- rare.any member of the plant kingdom
vegetable
- 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
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz··ٲ· noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vegetable1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vegetable1
Example Sentences
As if the very notion of treating vegetables in this way was an affront to his Italian sensibilities.
Stir into yogurt or ricotta as a base for roast vegetables.
"Lots of fish, vegetables, rice, no dairy, no sugar, etc."
Avoid cheaper brands that use refined oils, like vegetable, sunflower and soybean oils, as they’re skimping on both quality and taste.
Many plants absorb the toxin into their tissues, which makes it dangerous to eat root vegetables or leafy greens growing in lead-laced soil.
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