vegetables

6 definitions • 11 examples

a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet:

fresh/frozen vegetables

vegetable soup/stew/curry

fruit and vegetables

The potato is the most popular vegetable in this country.

In the winter we tend to eat more root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips.

Raw vegetables contain more potassium than cooked ones.

a vegetable knife

a person who does not do anything or has no interest in doing anything:

Sitting at home all day in front of the TV slowly turned her into a vegetable.

an extremely offensive word for a person who is unable to think, move, or communicate in the usual way because of severe brain damage

made or obtained from a plant, or growing in the form of a plant:

vegetable matter/dye

First think of an object and tell us if it is animal, vegetable or mineral.

a plant that is used as food, or the part of a plant, such as a root, stem, or flower, that is used as food:

For vegetables, we eat a lot of broccoli, spinach, and corn.

A person may be called a vegetable if the person is completely unable to move and to react, usually because of brain damage.