vegetable
adjective /ˈvedʒ.tə.bl̩/Definition
› 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.Types of plant
(Definition of vegetable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alpine noun
- annual noun (PLANT)
- bedding plant noun
- biennial noun
- cereal noun
- climber noun (PLANT)
- grower noun
- hardy adjective
- herb noun
- herbaceous adjective
- herbal adjective
- perennial noun
- pot plant noun
- potted adjective
- rattan noun
- root crop noun
- vegetable noun (FOOD)
- veggie noun
- weed noun (PLANT)
- woody adjective (MATERIAL)
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