Vegetable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈvedʒtəbl|  American pronunciation of the word vegetable
Brit.  |ˈvedʒtəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word vegetable

noun

- edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant (syn: veggie)
- 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

Extra examples

The doctor said I should eat more fruits and vegetables.

The accident had left him a vegetable.

Vitamin A is found in liver and green vegetables.

The vegetable soup was rather bland.

...a captious and cranky eater who's never met a vegetable he didn't hate...

...the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip...

...an amalgamation of peat moss and vermiculite is a good medium for starting vegetable seedlings...

I want to build a fence to divide the flower garden from the vegetable garden.

The cows are in the vegetable field, we shall have to drive them out.

The farmer's cart was laden with the vegetable crop.

This root vegetable tastes slightly of lemon.

We had vegetable casserole with a fruit salad to follow (=as part of a meal).

I'm trying to make room for a vegetable garden in the backyard.

The potato is an extremely versatile vegetable.

Shall we have a vegetable soup or salad as a starter?

Word forms

noun
singular: vegetable
plural: vegetables
Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×