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vegetable

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

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noun

any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.

the edible part of such a plant, as the tuber of the potato.

any member of the vegetable kingdom; plant.

Informal. a person who is so severely impaired mentally or physically as to be largely incapable of conscious responses or activity.

a dull, spiritless, and uninteresting person.

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adjective

of, consisting of, or made from edible vegetables: a vegetable diet.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of plants: the vegetable kingdom.

derived from plants: vegetable fiber; vegetable oils.

consisting of, comprising, or containing the substance or remains of plants: vegetable matter; a vegetable organism.

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of the nature of or resembling a plant: the vegetable forms of art Nouveau ornament.

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inactive; inert; dull; uneventful: a vegetable existence.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Late Latin vegetābilis able to live and grow, equivalent to vegetā(re) to quicken (see vegetate) + -bilis -ble

Related forms

non·veg·e·ta·ble, noun, adjective

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Tomatoes aren't the only vegetable that you can turn into a sauce or condiment.

Production agriculture experience and/or college level coursework related to specialty crops, vegetable crops.

The state's fruit and vegetable growers are co-operating with officials despite the losses they are likely to incur.

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Tomatoes aren't the only vegetable that you can turn into a sauce or condiment.

Production agriculture experience and/or college level coursework related to specialty crops, vegetable crops.

The state's fruit and vegetable growers are co-operating with officials despite the losses they are likely to incur.

Good vegetable oils to use include sunflower, almond, olive and avocado.

Truck traffic clogged the road, bisecting vegetable patches and rice paddies that seemed to disappear into the fog that morning.

As an adult, asparagus is still my favorite vegetable at this time of year.

How to choose the best location for your vegetable garden more.

Researchers are working to change the molecular structure of vegetable oil to increase its stability at extreme temperatures.

Vegetable cookery is no longer the exclusive province of the counterculture.

Cisterns will collect rainwater, which will be used several ways-including to irrigate an indoor vegetable garden.

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

Fill the jar almost to the top with vegetable oil and let the mixture separate.

The second is in the area of edible oil and vegetable oil.

Beets may get a bad rap in the culinary world, but their heath benefits have many reconsidering the oft-overlooked vegetable.

Vegetable gardens don't have to hide in the backyard.

Glycerin is a clear, odorless, viscous liquid found in animal fats and vegetable oils.

My vegetable garden may be growing on me, but it's still not family.

By turning from animal protein to vegetable protein, humans and animals both will be the better.

But the vegetable warning still stands, and the economic and political damage is mounting.

Next, have students dip their feathers in vegetable oil.

It's idiotic why focus on any terrestrial crop when considering vegetable oil yields per acre.

Giant vegetable growing is not a hobby for the faint hearted.

These watering tanks now house a vegetable garden.

They're encouraging truckers to fill their tanks with eco-friendly fuel made from vegetable oils.

Local and regional fruit and vegetable production will languish anywhere that the commodity program has influence.

Havel's essay centers around a fruit and vegetable shop manager.

The food supply is almost back to normal, with new vegetable plots dug on unused land.

Often, the cook can prepare a pasta dish without the meat or throw together a fresh vegetable stir-fry.

The author was describing what might be possible and a typical mechanism in vegetable contamination.

If your vehicle has a diesel engine, you can convert it to run on waste vegetable oil from restaurants.

Any vegetable that grows in the ground can be grown in a container.

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

Rinsing with tap water, which works as well as a mild soap solution or fruit and vegetable washes….

The building was to have natural plantings, solar heat, and even an organic vegetable garden.

Startled, the local dogs stop feeding on the rotting human corpses scattered among the empty fruit and vegetable stalls.

Any materials that used to be a plant can go into your compost bin, including all fruit and vegetable scraps.

Roscosmos is investigating wheat and vegetable cultivation and human adaptation to long flights.

After potatoes, perhaps no vegetable has kept more bellies full in more places through winter than cabbage.

My first foray into vegetable gardening started with two plants in paper cups, given to me as a gift.

It's made from a blend of paraffin and vegetable oil, and it can burn well even when it's sitting in a pool of water.

His children parcelled out the economy as if it were the family vegetable plot.

Give each group of students one of the following in a large bowl: chocolate syrup, corn syrup or vegetable oil, and one feather.

The chemical is replaced by vegetable lecithin and when ingested disallows one to get addicted.

Another time, a crate of vegetable seeds washed ashore.

Slide a whole salmon fillet onto the grill, along with vegetable skewers.

Pig farmers, chicken farmers and vegetable growers have got used to such industry integration.

We see groves of lemon and olive trees and an organic vegetable garden.

In addition, vegetable oils manufactured from the seeds would have an extended shelf life.

In particular, beans are legume non grata, as is anything resembling a vegetable.

As growth begins, apply a fast-acting liquid fertilizer to early spring-flowering plants and to vegetable and flower beds.

Vegetable prices have fallen, and non-food inflation may be easing.

Others prefer to eat squash, salads, or other fruit and vegetable dishes.

But palm oil is cheap compared with other vegetable oils-and the market craves it.

Darwin and modern insights into vegetable carnivory.

Safer areas tend to have more opportunity for outside exercise, and frequent trips to the vegetable stores.

Avoid compost bin odor by adding enough brown composting material to balance wet fruit and vegetable waste.

Love that you, too, removed the post and ring that are usually in the center of the vegetable steamer.

Few would object to vegetable gardening and hula-hooping, but efforts around marketing food are more contentious.

For annual flower beds or vegetable patches, try working finished compost into the soil during the spring.

The diesel-extraction method for coffee grounds is similar to that used for other vegetable oils.

Instead of composting your vegetable peelings and wilted salads in a compost heap, you can add food scraps to your wormery.

Some diesel owners have also modified their vehicles to run on straight vegetable oil.

The pressure cooker brings out the vegetable flavor when making vegetable stock.

Have your parents help you create this delicious vegetable platter.

The major sources of unsaturated fatty acids in the diet are vegetable oils in the natural state.

Rustic vegetable pies are a great way to work vegetables into your diet.

Favorite vegetable side dishes for the holiday table.

The cellulose can be fermented in a colored solution to tint the fabric or can be dyed with vegetable stains afterward.

Fresh vegetables may be hard to find at the farmers' market, but you can still make these wonderful vegetable soups.

As with compost, manure can be added to the vegetable garden before planting as well as during the growing season.

First of all, you point out in the book that no other fruit or vegetable gets to be as big as a pumpkin.

There are mosquito nets and cloth nappies, tea, slippers and even a vegetable grater.

They were discovered to be radioactive, and the resulting vegetable garden provided eaters with special powers.

Typically, biodiesel is made by mixing methanol with lye and vegetable oil and then heating the brew for several hours.

The diesel-extraction for coffee grounds is similar to that used for other vegetable oils.

Vegetable and fruit scraps, paper and tea bags are among the items.

Later he found that a couple of tablespoons of flavorless vegetable oil worked equally well.

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

Consider converting your ride to burn vegetable oil.

I've been working on a hearty, do-it-myself with whatever is growing in my garden vegetable soup.

The secret, picked up from his wife as she cooked vegetable tempura, was to flash-fry the cooked noodles in palm oil.

Vegetable dips you won't be able to stop eating and hey, you don't have to.

Most could pick up the smell of methyl mercaptan, a sulfur compound released as our guts digest the vegetable.

Besides throwing a curve into the usually angular vegetable garden, it saves space and is less likely to topple in wind.

The voice of my vegetable seller still rings in my head:.

Food scraps can be buried in empty spots in vegetable and flower gardens.

Fry sausages in olive oil, but the meatballs in vegetable.

Other caterpillars that cause trouble in fruit and vegetable gardens are cabbage worms, codling moths, and hornworms.

Most common vegetable plants can be harvested for seeds in a similar manner.

The only way to have plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is to see to it that the vegetable matter does not decay.

He majored in finance and supplemented his income with a roadside vegetable stand near his parents' home.

Cardenas grills meat, seafood, and vegetable skewers served with flavorful dipping sauces.

Add food waste, such as vegetable and fruit scraps, coffee grounds and egg shells to your backyard composting pile.

Garlic in vegetable oil lost half its allicin in under an hour.

But they also wanted to incorporate some nondesert elements, including a vegetable garden and citrus trees.

We've started planning our vegetable garden early this year by planting seeds indoors.

The merest human vegetable can conceivably provide valuable data on the working of the human brain.

Miniature carrots are also ideal for growing in a container vegetable garden.

It is the only vegetable oil that can be created simply by pressing the raw material-in this case, olives.

Imagine a law prohibiting a vegetable garden in your back yard but store bought produce is fine.

Fry doughnuts in neutral-flavored oil such as canola or other vegetable oil.

Beneficial kitchen scraps include fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grinds and crushed egg shells.

It appears that higher intake of fruit and vegetable polyphenols makes humans smarter.

Create natural fertilizer by composting vegetable scraps.

In vegetable and flower gardens, plants may dry out rapidly, since their roots will be confined near the surface.

Add vegetable and fruit scraps to the compost to be used in the garden.

We have come to depend on a limited number of livestock breeds and fruit and vegetable varieties.

In spring, it provides an ideal environment for hardening off annual flower and vegetable seedlings started indoors.

In the vegetable garden, such mounds are convenient for scrambling, vining plants such as melons and squash.

Natural vegetable oils are beneficial not only for your health but also for your skin.

The clean, bracing flavor comes from celery root?the weird, hairy vegetable that baffles many a cook.

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World English Dictionary

vegetable (ˈvɛdʒtəb^əl)

—n
1.	any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, and onions
2.	informal a person who has lost control of his mental faculties, limbs, etc, as from an injury, mental disease, etc
3.	a. a dull inactive person
	b. (as modifier): a vegetable life
4.	(modifier) consisting of or made from edible vegetables: a vegetable diet
5.	(modifier) of, relating to, characteristic of, derived from, or consisting of plants or plant material: vegetable oils
6.	rare any member of the plant kingdom

[c14 (adj): from Late Latin vegetābilis animating, from vegetāre to enliven, from Latin vegēre to excite]

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Word Origin & History

vegetable

c.1400, "living and growing as a plant," from O.Fr. vegetable "living, fit to live," from M.L. vegetabilis "growing, flourishing," from L.L. vegetabilis "animating, enlivening," from L. vegetare "to enliven," from vegetus "vigorous, active," from vegere "to be alive, active, to quicken," from PIE *weg-

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"be strong, lively," related to watch (v.), vigor, velocity, and possibly witch (see vigil). The meaning "resembling that of a vegetable, dull, uneventful" is attested from 1854 (see vegetable (n.)).

vegetable

1582, originally any plant, from vegetable (adj.); specific sense of "plant cultivated for food, edible herb or root" is first recorded 1767. Slang shortening veggie first recorded 1955. The O.E. word was wyrte. Meaning "person who leads a monotonous life" is recorded

from 1921. The commonest source of words for vegetables in IE languages are derivatives of words for "green" or "growing" (cf. It., Sp. verdura, Ir. glasraidh, Dan. grøntsager). For a different association, cf. Gk. lakhana, related to lakhaino "to dig.

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Medical Dictionary

vegetable veg·e·ta·ble (věj'tə-bəl, věj'ĭ-tə-)
n.

A plant cultivated for an edible part, such as the root of the beet, the leaf of spinach, or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower.
The edible part of such a plant.

adj.
Of, relating to, or derived from plants or a plant.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

vegetable

(věj'tə-bəl) Pronunciation Key

A plant that is cultivated for an edible part, such as the leaf of spinach, the root of the carrot, or the stem of celery.
An edible part of one of these plants. See Note at fruit.

Slang Dictionary

vegetable definition

mod.
alcohol intoxicated. : Helen drank till she was totally vegetable.
n.
someone who is brain-dead; someone who acts brain-dead; a person almost totally destroyed by drugs. : Cable TV is turning me into a vegetable.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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"And Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard, so that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house; I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money." But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that I should give you my ancestral inheritance." Ahab went home resentful and sullen because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him; for he had said, "I will not give you my ancestral inheritance." He lay down on his bed, turned away his face, and would not eat."

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