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Meaning of vegetables

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

vegetables

Pronunciation:/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz//ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any plant.

  2. 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, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.

    Synonyms:vegveggie
  3. The edible part of such a plant.

    Synonyms:vegveggie
  4. A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.

    Synonyms:cabbage