Meaning of vegetable In English

• 0 a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet:

  • fresh/frozen vegetables

  • vegetable soup/stew/curry

  • fruit and vegetables

  • The potato is the most popular vegetable in this country.

  • In the winter we tend to eat more root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips.

  • Raw vegetables contain more potassium than cooked ones.

  • a vegetable knife

• 1 a person who does not do anything or has no interest in doing anything:

  • Sitting at home all day in front of the TV slowly turned her into a vegetable.

• 2 made or obtained from a plant, or growing in the form of a plant:

  • vegetable matter/dye

  • First think of an object and tell us if it is animal, vegetable or mineral.

• 3 a plant that is used as food, or the part of a plant, such as a root, stem, or flower, that is used as food:

  • For vegetables, we eat a lot of broccoli, spinach, and corn.