Vegetable Synonyms, Vegetable Antonyms

vegetable [vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-]

Main Entry:	vegetable [vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-] Show IPA
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

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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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Example Sentences

They do little damage to the plant itself, but they make fruit and vegetable unmarketable.

Serve slices of steak with a fresh green salad or favorite summer vegetable.

It's one part charades and one part trivia tied together by an offbeat vegetable mascot.

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