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vegetable > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1vegetableOf the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants
NOUN1vegetable, veggieEdible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
2vegetableAny of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
vegetable > pronunciation
Soundsveh'jhtahbahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl...
vegetable > adjective
MeaningOf the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants.
Examples"decaying vegetable matter"
Contraryanimal; mineral
Similarbanana-like; bean-like; blackberry-like; branchlike, branch-like; cabbage-like; cherry-like; crabapple-like; garlic-like; gooseberry-like; gourd-like; melon-like; mosslike, moss-like; mushroom-shaped; onion-like; parsley-like; plant-like; plum-shaped; rooted; rootlike, root-like; seedlike, seed-like; seed-producing; stalklike, stalk-like, stemlike, stem-like; tomato-like; vegetal, vegetational, vegetative
vegetable > noun 1, food
MeaningEdible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant.
Synonymsveggie
Part ofherb, herbaceous plant
Broaderproduce, green goods, green groceries, garden truck
Narrowerjulienne, julienne vegetable; raw vegetable, rabbit food; legume; potherb; greens, green, leafy vegetable; solanaceous vegetable; root vegetable; pieplant, rhubarb; cruciferous vegetable; squash; cucumber, cuke; artichoke, globe artichoke; artichoke heart; asparagus; bamboo shoot; onion; leek; cardoon; celery; gumbo, okra; mushroom; pumpkin; truffle, earthnut; plantain; fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio
vegetable > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
Broaderherb, herbaceous plant
Narrowerbeet, common beet, Beta vulgaris; spinach, spinach plant, prickly-seeded spinach, Spinacia oleracea; artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus; cardoon, Cynara cardunculus

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