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vegetable
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vegetable
Noun
  • Any plant.
  • 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.
  • The edible part of such a plant.
  • A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person. figuratively, derogatory
Adjective
  • Of or relating to plants.
  • Of or relating to vegetables.