vegetal

Example Sentences

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Once you’ve got warmth and heft in the bowl, reach for one or two bright, crisp elements — the raw, vegetal bits that wake everything up.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Bamboo shoots lend a vegetal, earthy crunch; red onion adds its sideways sweetness and eye-opening zip.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Brazil principally exported vegetal fats and oils, rice and poultry meat.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2023

There are also chile liqueurs, such as Ancho Reyes’ Original ancho and its Verde, the former sweet and smoky, the latter retaining more of the raw poblano chile’s green vegetal notes.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

I ask his mouth, remembering, despite the fact that my IQ is approaching the vegetal range, that he too must have a name.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson