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

The haunting scent, she writes in the book, is “green, fresh, vegetal, slightly citrusy, maybe, with a hint of cedar?”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

The slight bitterness and vegetal quality of the peppers helps to balance the sugars.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 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