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vegetable

[vej-tuh-buhl, vej-i-tuh-] / ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- /


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The Chicago-based architecture professor stashes vegetable scraps and leftover meat bones in plastic bags in her freezer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supplying fresh foods, such as fruits, vegetables and dairy, requires skilled workers on tight timelines to ensure ripeness, freshness and high quality.

From Salon

Bags of refuse for sale to recycling companies line a muddy path to a vegetable garden tended by residents of the informal settlement at the foot of the high-rises of Sandton, South Africa's economic hub.

From Barron's

More than 40 percent of people in the poorest of New York's five boroughs, the Bronx, eat neither fruits nor vegetables in an average week.

From Barron's

Rich dietary sources include eggs, poultry, fish, beans and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts.

From Science Daily