VEGETABLES [vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-]
Main Entry:
vegetable [vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: edible part of plant
Synonyms: edible, green, greens, herb, herbaceous plant, legume, produce, root, salad, truck, yellow
Notes: fruit is the name given to those plants which have an ovary used for food; vegetable is the name given to a large category of herbaceous plants with parts used for food
Main Entry: groceries
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: food
Synonyms: comestibles, edibles, foodstuffs, perishables, produce, staples, vegetables, viands
Main Entry: vegetation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: plant life
Synonyms: crops, flora, flowers, grasses, greenery, herbage, herbs, plants, saplings, shrubs, trees, vegetables, verdure
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