Definition of vegetable Vegetable

/vɛˈʤtʌbʌl/ - [vejtubul] - veg•e•ta•ble

We found 19 definitions of vegetable from 6 different sources.

What does vegetable mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: vegetables
vegetable - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
		veggie, veg
		garden truck, green goods, green groceries, produce fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
		julienne vegetable, julienne a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables
		rabbit food, raw vegetable an uncooked vegetable
		legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
		potherb any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning
		greens, leafy vegetable, green any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
		solanaceous vegetable any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
		root vegetable any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
		pieplant, rhubarb long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
		cruciferous vegetable a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
		squash a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
		cuke, cucumber cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
		artichoke, globe artichoke a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
		artichoke heart the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
		asparagus edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
		bamboo shoot edible young shoots of bamboo
		onion an aromatic flavorful vegetable
		leek related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
		cardoon only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
		celery stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
		okra, gumbo tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
		mushroom fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
		pumpkin usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
		truffle, earthnut creamy chocolate candy
		plantain starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
vegetable - any 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
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		beta vulgaris, common beet, beet round red root vegetable
		prickly-seeded spinach, spinach plant, spinacia oleracea, spinach dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
		artichoke plant, cynara scolymus, artichoke, globe artichoke a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart

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Wiktionary

vegetable (Noun)
Any plant.
vegetable (Noun)
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
vegetable (Noun)
The edible part of such a plant.
vegetable (Noun)
A person whose brain or, infrequently, body has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.
vegetable (Adjective)
Of or relating to plants.
vegetable (Adjective)
Of or relating to vegetables.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

vegetable (v.)
Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or produced by, plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable growths, juices, etc.
vegetable (v.)
Consisting of, or comprising, plants; as, the vegetable kingdom.
vegetable (v.)
Plants having distinct flowers and true seeds.
vegetable (v.)
Plants without true flowers, and reproduced by minute spores of various kinds, or by simple cell division.
vegetable (n.)
A plant. See Plant.
vegetable (n.)
A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepared for market or the table.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

vegetable
Any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food.
vegetable
A person with severe brain damage or who is in a persistent vegetative state.
vegetable
An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis.

Wikipedia

A vegetable is part of a plant that is eaten by humans, but is not a fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. For example, carrots and cabbage are vegetables. Vegetables are an important part of people's diet (what they eat every day). Vegetables and fruits are sometimes called produce. Vegetables have vitamins A, B, C, D minerals and carbohydrates.

Other meanings.

The word "vegetable" can also be used to mean plants in general, such as when people say "Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral."

However, in an Asian context, 'vegetable' may mean any plant produce, apart from grain and nuts, that is consumed cooked, while only the fruits consumed raw are considered as 'fruits' in that sense. For example, a pumpkin is therefore considered a vegetable, while a melon qualifies as a fruit.

List of common vegetables.

"See" List of vegetables "for longer list."