vegetable
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A plant, or a part of a plant such as a root or leaf, that people cook or eat as food with a meal.
Fresh vegetables should be a big part of every main meal.
She grows her own vegetables in a small garden behind the house.
The soup has carrots, onions and other vegetables from the market.
Many children refuse to eat green vegetables at dinner.
Common collocations: fresh vegetables · green vegetables · root vegetables · grow vegetables · vegetable soup · seasonal vegetables
Part of: Vegetables, Cooking
Sense 2 · less common
- adjective
- B1
Made from plants rather than from animals, used about oils, fats and similar products.
Heat two spoons of vegetable oil in a large frying pan.
This margarine is made from vegetable fats and contains no butter.
The label says the product contains only vegetable ingredients.
Common collocations: vegetable oil · vegetable fat · vegetable matter · vegetable dye
Forms
- plural
- vegetables