noun

vegetable

vegetable

A carrot is a popular vegetable.

A carrot is a popular vegetable.

What is your favorite vegetable?

What is your favourite vegetable?

((a/an)) + vegetable (a singular noun) a type of vegetable I ate a strange vegetable for dinner.

Synonyms: plant, produce

From Latin 'vegetabilis' meaning 'animating, lively', from 'vegetare' 'to enliven'.

Think of vegetables as food that 'vegetates' or grows from the ground, giving you life and energy.

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