vegetable
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vegetable
- /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ Canada, US, UK
- [ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bɫ̩] Canada, US, UK
- /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bəl/ UK, dialectal
- [ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bɫ̩] UK, dialectal
- /ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ Canada, US, dialectal
- /ˈved͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈved͡ʒ.tə.bɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
- /ˌvɛdʒɪˈʈebəl/ India, North
- /ˈvɛdʒɪʈəbɪl/ India, South
Where it comes from
From Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetābilis (“able to live and grow”), derived from vegetāre (“to enliven”). Displaced Old English wyrt and ofett, whence modern wort and ovest.
Related to vigil, vigour, vajra, and waker.
noun vegetables · vegitable
- Any plant. That he might ascertain whether any of the cloths of ancient Egypt were made of hemp, M. Dutrochet has examined with the microscope the weavable filaments of this last vegetable.
- A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense, and usually including non-plants lumped into the same culinary category, such as edible mushrooms and seaweed. It’s true that agriculture at the time was organic, food was locally produced and there were no ultraprocessed foods. But fresh fruits and vegetables were in short supply because they were difficult to ship and because growing seasons were so short.
- The edible part of such a plant.
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A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.
Similar: cabbage
- A mine (explosive device).
Similar: vegetable
adjective vegitable
- Of or relating to plants. This substance is vegetable, not mineral.
- Of or relating to vegetables.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vegetational, vegetative, veggie, vegetal, fruit, vegetation, herbal, veg, horticulture, botanical, greens, green, plant, garden, legume, wood
noun
Similar: vegetable
Translations
Every language
noun any plant
| Español | vegetal, vegetable, planta, mata |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 푸성귀 puseonggwi, 식물 singmul |
| 日本語 | 植物 shokubutsu |
| 中文 | 植物 zhíwù |
| हिन्दी | सब्ज़ी sabzī |
| Kiswahili | mmea |
| Português | vegetal |
| Français | végétal |
| Deutsch | Gewächs |
| Italiano | vegetale |
| Ελληνικά | φυτό fytó |
| Română | vegetală |
| Русский | расте́ние rasténije |
| Tiếng Việt | thực vật |
| العربية | نَبَات nabāt, بَقْلَة baqla |
noun a plant raised for some edible part of it
| Español | verdura, legumbre, hortaliza, vegetal, gulay, verdolaga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 남새 namsae, 푸성귀 puseonggwi, 채소 chaeso, 야채 yachae |
| 日本語 | 野菜 yasai, 青物 aomono, ベジタブル bejitaburu |
| 中文 | 蔬菜 shūcài, 菜蔬 càishū, 青菜 qīngcài, 菜 cài |
| हिन्दी | सब्ज़ी sabzī, तरकारी tarkārī |
| Kiswahili | mboga |
| Português | legume, hortaliça |
| Français | légume |
| Deutsch | Gemüse |
| Italiano | verdura |
| Ελληνικά | λαχανικό lachanikó |
| Română | legumă, legume, vegetală |
| Русский | о́вощ óvošč |
| Tiếng Việt | rau |
| العربية | خُضَر ḵuḍar, خُضَار ḵuḍār, خَضْرَاوَات ḵaḍrāwāt, بَقْلَة baqla |
| עברית | יֶרֶק yérek |
noun edible part of such a plant
| 한국어 | 나물 namul, 채소 chaeso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 野菜 yasai |
| Kiswahili | mboga |
| Português | legume |
| Français | légume |
| Deutsch | Gemüse |
| Ελληνικά | λαχανικό lachanikó |
| Русский | о́вощ óvošč |
| עברית | יֶרֶק yérek |
noun a person whose brain has been damaged
| Español | vegetal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식물 인간 singmul in'gan |
| 日本語 | 植物人間 shokubutsu ningen |
| 中文 | 植物人 zhíwùrén |
| Português | vegetal |
| Français | légume |
| Deutsch | Dahinvegetierender, Dahinvegetierende |
| Italiano | vegetale |
| Ελληνικά | φυτό fytó |
| Română | legumă |
| Русский | о́вощ óvošč |
| Tiếng Việt | người thực vật |
| עברית | צֶמַח tsémakh |
Talk about this word "vegetable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vegetable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vegetable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vegetable "vegetable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vegetable.Cite this
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title = {vegetable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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