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vegetable
 
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
 
potato
 
a round, yellow fruit which grows underground, one of the world's fourth-largest food crop, used for french fries and chips for example
 
bean
 
a rather small, but long, green, edible vegetable with many little seeds inside
 
soybean
 
a species of legume native to East Asia, classed as an oilseed, soybean meal is a primary, low-cost, source of protein for animal feeds and most prepackaged meals
 
salad
 
a food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise
 
spinach
 
an edible flowering plant with green leaves, being an especially rich source of iron
 
chard
 
artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat
 
pea
 
the small spherical, green seed or the seed-pod of the legume Pisum sativum, each pod containing several peas
 
onion
 
a plant allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice, being grown underground, which can be used, usually chopped or sliced, in almost every type of food
 
spring onion
 
a species of onion from Asia, with slender bulbs
 
leek
 
a vegetable of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion
 
rice
 
cereal plants of the grass family whose white seeds are used as food, being the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East, South, Southeast Asia
 
sweet corn
 
corn suitable for being eaten by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; a variety of maize with a high sugar content and prepared as a vegetable
 
cabbage
 
the green, white or red leaves of an edible plant eaten as a vegetable
 
carrot
 
a vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, orange, sweet root
 
tomato
 
a round, red savoury fruit when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture
 
cucumber
 
a long plant with a green rind and crisp white flesh
 
cauliflower
 
an annual variety of cabbage, of which the white cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable
 
courgette
 
a small, green summer squash which generally has a similar shape to a ridged cucumber
 
celery
 
a European herb of the carrot family; the green stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable
 
 
  • vegetable
    • vegetable, vegetables[ˈvedʒtəbl](noun)
    • Definition:
      • 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
    • Example:
      • They have pork, potatoes and vegetables for dinner.
  • potato
    • potato, potatoes[pəˈteɪtəʊ](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a round, yellow fruit which grows underground, one of the world's fourth-largest food crop, used for french fries and chips for example
    • Example:
      • Potatoes are the world's fourth-largest food crop, following rice, wheat, and maize.
  • bean
    • bean, beans[biːn](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a rather small, but long, green, edible vegetable with many little seeds inside
    • Example:
      • I don't like beans!
  • soybean
    • soybean, soybeans['sɔɪbiːn](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a species of legume native to East Asia, classed as an oilseed, soybean meal is a primary, low-cost, source of protein for animal feeds and most prepackaged meals
    • Example:
      • Soybeans can produce at least twice as much protein per acre than any other major vegetable or grain crop.
      • Synonym(s):
        soya bean
  • salad
    • salad, salads[ˈsaləd](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise
    • Example:
      • When it's really hot in summer, I love to have a salad for lunch.
      • Synonym(s):
        lettuce
  • spinach
    • spinach[spɪnɪdʒ](uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • an edible flowering plant with green leaves, being an especially rich source of iron
    • Example:
      • Mashed potatoes and spinach are her favourite food!
  • chard
    • chard, chards[ʧɑːd](noun)
    • Definition:
      • artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat
    • Example:
      • Have you ever eaten chard?
  • pea
    • pea, peas[piː](noun)
    • Definition:
      • the small spherical, green seed or the seed-pod of the legume Pisum sativum, each pod containing several peas
    • Example:
      • Peas are usually boiled or steamed, which breaks down the cell walls and makes the taste sweeter.
  • onion
    • onion, onions[ˈʌnjən](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a plant allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice, being grown underground, which can be used, usually chopped or sliced, in almost every type of food
    • Example:
      • I love cheese and onion chips!
  • spring onion
    • spring onion, spring onions(noun)
    • Definition:
      • a species of onion from Asia, with slender bulbs
    • Example:
      • I need to go to the store and get some spring onions.
      • Synonym(s):
        green onion
  • leek
    • leek, leeks[liːk](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a vegetable of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion
    • Example:
      • You can use leeks to flavour food.
      • Homophone(s):
        leak
  • rice
    • rice, rices[ɹaɪs](noun)
    • Definition:
      • cereal plants of the grass family whose white seeds are used as food, being the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East, South, Southeast Asia
    • Example:
      • Would you like rice with your salmon?
  • sweet corn
    • sweet corn(uncountable noun)
    • Definition:
      • corn suitable for being eaten by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; a variety of maize with a high sugar content and prepared as a vegetable
    • Example:
      • Sweet corn occurs as a spontaneous mutation in field corn and was grown by several Native American tribes.
  • cabbage
    • cabbage, cabbages(noun)
    • Definition:
      • the green, white or red leaves of an edible plant eaten as a vegetable
    • Example:
      • Cabbage is good for you.
  • carrot
    • carrot, carrots['kærət](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, orange, sweet root
    • Example:
      • How about carrots and peas on the side?
  • tomato
    • tomato, tomatoes[təˈmɛɪtoː](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a round, red savoury fruit when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture
    • Example:
      • We'll have tomato soup for lunch.
  • cucumber
    • cucumber, cucumbers[ˈkjuːˌkʌmbər](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a long plant with a green rind and crisp white flesh
    • Example:
      • Do you want any cucumber in your salad?
  • cauliflower
    • cauliflower, cauliflowers(noun)
    • Definition:
      • an annual variety of cabbage, of which the white cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable
    • Example:
      • I prefer cauliflower to cabbage.
  • courgette
    • courgette, courgettes[kɔ:ˈʒet](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a small, green summer squash which generally has a similar shape to a ridged cucumber
    • Example:
      • When used for food, courgettes are usually picked when under 20 cm in length and the seeds are soft and immature.
      • Synonym(s):
        zucchini (AE)
  • celery
    • celery, celeries[ˈsɛl.ə.ri](noun)
    • Definition:
      • a European herb of the carrot family; the green stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable
    • Example:
      • Some people don't like celery at all.
      • Homophone(s):
        salary
 

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vegetable
potato
bean
soybean
salad
spinach
chard
pea
onion
leek
rice
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carrot
tomato
cucumber
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        chard
        artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat
        pea
        the small spherical, green seed or the seed-pod of the legume Pisum sativum, each pod containing several peas
        potato
        a round, yellow fruit which grows underground, one of the world's fourth-largest food crop, used for french fries and chips for example
        salad
        a food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise
        tomato
        a round, red savoury fruit when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture
        sweet corn
        corn suitable for being eaten by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; a variety of maize with a high sugar content and prepared as a vegetable
        bean
        a rather small, but long, green, edible vegetable with many little seeds inside
        spring onion
        a species of onion from Asia, with slender bulbs
        cucumber
        a long plant with a green rind and crisp white flesh
        vegetable
        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
        rice
        cereal plants of the grass family whose white seeds are used as food, being the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East, South, Southeast Asia
        soybean
        a species of legume native to East Asia, classed as an oilseed, soybean meal is a primary, low-cost, source of protein for animal feeds and most prepackaged meals
        onion
        a plant allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice, being grown underground, which can be used, usually chopped or sliced, in almost every type of food
        leek
        a vegetable of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion
        spinach
        an edible flowering plant with green leaves, being an especially rich source of iron
         
         
         

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        onion
        a plant allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice, being grown underground, which can be used, usually chopped or sliced, in almost every type of food
        tomato
        a round, red savoury fruit when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture
        bean
        a rather small, but long, green, edible vegetable with many little seeds inside
        rice
        cereal plants of the grass family whose white seeds are used as food, being the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East, South, Southeast Asia
        chard
        artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat
        cabbage
        the green, white or red leaves of an edible plant eaten as a vegetable
        leek
        a vegetable of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion
        spinach
        an edible flowering plant with green leaves, being an especially rich source of iron
        courgette
        a small, green summer squash which generally has a similar shape to a ridged cucumber
        spring onion
        a species of onion from Asia, with slender bulbs
        cucumber
        a long plant with a green rind and crisp white flesh
        vegetable
        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
        potato
        a round, yellow fruit which grows underground, one of the world's fourth-largest food crop, used for french fries and chips for example
        cauliflower
        an annual variety of cabbage, of which the white cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable
        sweet corn
        corn suitable for being eaten by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; a variety of maize with a high sugar content and prepared as a vegetable
         
         
         
         

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