vegetable
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[edit] Etymology
(1350-1400) Middle English (adj.), from Latin vegetabilis ("able to live and grow"), derived from Latin vegetare ("to enliven")
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[edit] Noun
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vegetable (plural vegetables)
- 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.
- (figuratively) A person whose body or brain has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment.
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any plant
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a plant raised for some edible part of it
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some edible part of a plant
a person whose body or brain has been damaged
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[edit] Adjective
vegetable
- Of or relating to plants.
- Of or relating to vegetables.
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of or relating to plants
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of or relating to vegetables
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