vegetable
[ vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- ]
/ ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- /
noun
adjective
Origin of vegetable
OTHER WORDS FROM vegetable
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British Dictionary definitions for vegetable
vegetable
/ (ˈvɛdʒtəbəl) /
noun
any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, and onions
informal
a person who has lost control of his mental faculties, limbs, etc, as from an injury, mental disease, etc
- a dull inactive person
- (as modifier)a vegetable life
(modifier)
consisting of or made from edible vegetables
a vegetable diet
(modifier)
of, relating to, characteristic of, derived from, or consisting of plants or plant material
vegetable oils
rare
any member of the plant kingdom
Word Origin for vegetable
c14 (adj): from Late Latin
vegetābilis animating, from
vegetāre to enliven, from Latin
vegēre to excite
Medical definitions for vegetable
vegetable
[ vĕj′tə-bəl, vĕj′ĭ-tə- ]
n.
A plant cultivated for an edible part, such as the root of the beet, the leaf of spinach, or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
The edible part of such a plant.
adj.
Of, relating to, or derived from plants or a plant.
Scientific definitions for vegetable
vegetable
[ vĕj′tə-bəl ]
A plant that is cultivated for an edible part, such as the leaf of spinach, the root of the carrot, or the stem of celery.
An edible part of one of these plants. See Note at fruit.