VEGETABLE


Meaning of VEGETABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vedʒtəb(ə)l ]

( vegetables)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Vegetables are plants such as cabbages, potatoes, and onions which you can cook and eat.

A good general diet should include plenty of fresh vegetables.

...vegetable soup.

N-COUNT

2.

Vegetable matter comes from plants. ( FORMAL )

...compounds, of animal, vegetable or mineral origin.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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