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Word List: Vegetables - list 2
- pumpkin, pumpkins [ˈpʌmpkɪn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a round, yellow or orange, domesticated fruit of a plant, similar in growth pattern, foliage and flower to the squash or melon, often used for decoration on Halloween
- Example:
- There were pumpkins in Mombi’s corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks.
- artichoke, artichokes
(noun) - Definition:
- a green edible plant related to the thistle, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery glaucous-green leaves
- Example:
- The artichoke's flowers develop in a large head from an edible bud.
- asparagus, asparaguses [əˈspær.ə.ɡəs]
(noun) - Definition:
- any of various perennial plants of the genus ''Asparagus'' having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers
- Example:
- Asparagus is a spring vegetable.
- aubergine, aubergines [ˈəʊ.bə.ʒi:n]
(noun) - Definition:
- an Asian plant, cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit
- Example:
- I love aubergines!
- Synonym(s):eggplant
- broccoli, broccolis [ˈbɹɒk.ə.li]
(noun) - Definition:
- a plant of the cabbage family, especially, the green tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable
- Example:
- Would you like potatoes with broccoli on the side?
- kohlrabi, kohlrabis
(noun) - Definition:
- a cultivar of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped, light green, edible stem
- Example:
- Kohlrabi will grow almost anywhere.
- mushroom, mushrooms [ˈmʌʃˌrum]
(noun) - Definition:
- any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood)
- Example:
- Some mushrooms are edible and taste good, while others are poisonous and taste foul.
- bell pepper, bell peppers
(noun) - Definition:
- an edible spicy-sweet vegetable, indigenous to the New World, with fruits in different colours, including red, yellow and orange
- Example:
- The fruit of the bell pepper is often referred to simply as a "pepper" or referred to by colour (e.g. "red pepper", "green pepper").
- radish, radishes [ˈɹadɪʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- the pungent, often red root of a vegetable, usually eaten raw in salads etc.
- Example:
- Radishes grow best in full sun and light.
- Brussels sprout, Brussels sprouts
(noun) - Definition:
- a small, green cabbage native to Belgium
- Example:
- Brussels sprouts reach a length of 4 centimeters and resemble clusters of miniature cabbages.
- beet, beets [biːt]
(noun) - Definition:
- common name of ''Beta vulgaris'', a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar
- Example:
- The beet has a long history of cultivation.
- Homophone(s):beat
- Chinese cabbage
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- an East Asian leaf vegetable related to the Western cabbage; also known as bok choy
- Example:
- Which kind of cabbage do you prefer? Chinese cabbage?
- olive, olives [ˈɒlɪv]
(noun) - Definition:
- an evergreen tree, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it; the small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green)
- Example:
- Sometimes we put olives into the salad.
- chilli, chillis [ˈtʃɪl.iː]
(noun) - Definition:
- the pungent fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum, often cut and used as a spice
- Example:
- The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chillis from anchos to jalepenos to habeneros.
- Homophone(s):chilly
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/food/vegetables/list-2/
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