VEGETABLE

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

Synonyms:

veg; vegetable; veggie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("vegetable" is a kind of...):

garden truck; green goods; green groceries; produce (fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vegetable"):

fennel; finocchio; Florence fennel (aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads)

plantain (starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics)

earthnut; truffle (edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber)

pumpkin (usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn)

mushroom (fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi)

gumbo; okra (long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews)

celery (stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning)

cardoon (only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes)

leek (related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves)

onion (an aromatic flavorful vegetable)

bamboo shoot (edible young shoots of bamboo)

asparagus (edible young shoots of the asparagus plant)

julienne; julienne vegetable (a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish))

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)

green; greens; leafy vegetable (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 (edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable)

cucumber; cuke (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)

Holonyms ("vegetable" is a part of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("vegetable" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vegetable"):

beet; Beta vulgaris; common beet (biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop)

prickly-seeded spinach; spinach; spinach plant; Spinacia oleracea (southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves)

artichoke; artichoke plant; Cynara scolymus; globe artichoke (Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head)

cardoon; Cynara cardunculus (southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots)

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Context examples:

It is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in seeds, nuts, leafy green vegetables, and vegetable oils.

(Alpha-tocopherol, NCI Dictionary)

The general name for a group of pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits.

(Carotene, NCI Thesaurus)

These compounds are also found in tea, wine, fruits and vegetables.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It allows “virtually weekly” harvests, with a productivity rate up to 30 times as high as the biomass made from land vegetables.

(Petrobras considers producing biodiesel from microalgae, Agência Brasil)

Found in citrus and other fruits, and in vegetables, vitamin C cannot be produced or stored by humans and must be obtained in the diet.

(Ascorbic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Simple carbohydrates include sugars found naturally in foods such as fruits, vegetables, milk, and milk products.

(Carbohydrates, NIH)

Bacillus bacteria form spores that can survive harsh environments and commonly are ingested naturally with vegetables, allowing them to temporarily grow in the intestine.

(Study finds probiotic Bacillus eliminates Staphylococcus bacteria, National Institutes of Health)

Vegetable juice is a lower-calorie alternative to fruit juice, but may contain a lot of salt.

(Sugary Fruit Juices May Increase Risk of Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Previous research has shown that risk of dementia is reduced by higher fruit and vegetable intake, and cognitive function is better preserved in healthy older adults with a diet rich in plant-based foods.

(Blueberry Concentrate Improves Brain Function in Older People, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Organic antioxidants are found in high concentrations in fruits, seeds and vegetables.