Definitions

vegetable

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

NOUN

edible part of plant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

herb legume produce salad

STRONG

edible green greens root truck yellow

WEAK

herbaceous plant

Example Sentences

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Basic food items such as vegetable oil and sugar became scarce on store shelves, Moscow’s then ambassador to Pyongyang told Russian state media in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

As soon as he put on his glasses, Indian vegetable seller Tofan Jena knew daily life would never be the same.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Amid mounting losses the family gave up farming and in 2005 moved to the city - to Bengaluru - and started a vegetable shop.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I feel similarly evangelical about frozen vegetable sales.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

She worked carefully, wasting little of the vegetable, making a neat pile of ends on the table before her.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt