(~s)
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 ~s.
...~ soup.
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2.
Vegetable matter comes from plants. (FORMAL)
...compounds, of animal, ~ or mineral origin.
ADJ: usu ADJ n