vegetable

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

(1350-1400) Middle English (adj.), from Latin vegetabilis (“able to live and grow”), derived from Latin vegetare (“to enliven”)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈvedʒtəbl/, X-SAMPA: /"vEdZ(@)t@b(@)l/
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  • (US, Canada) IPA: /ˈvɛdʒətəbəl/, /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/, /ˈvɛtʃtəbəl/
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Noun [edit]

vegetable (plural vegetables)

  1. Any plant.
  2. 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.
  3. The edible part of such a plant.
  4. (figuratively) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.

Translations [edit]

any plant
a plant raised for some edible part of it
some edible part of a plant
a person whose brain has been damaged
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Adjective [edit]

vegetable (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to plants.
  2. Of or relating to vegetables.

Translations [edit]

of or relating to plants
of or relating to vegetables

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