vegetable foodn.¹

Brit.

/ˈvɛdʒ(ᵻ)təbl fuːd/, U.S.

/ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l ˌfud/,

/ˈvɛdʒədəb(ə)l ˌfud/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vegetable adj., food n.

Etymology: < vegetable adj. + food n.

Food or a foodstuff consisting of or made from vegetables.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > [noun]

garden stuff1599

legume1653

kitchen-tillage1669

vegetive1678

olitory1696

vegetable food1700

kitchen stuffc1710

vegetable1727

veg1844

veggie1907

weggebobble1922

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 529 Nourish Life with vegetable Food, And shun the sacrilegious tast of Blood.

1772 Gentleman's & London Mag. July 433/2 Vegetable food is not only necessary to secure health, but long life.

1841 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion (ed. 3) ii. iv. 300 Vegetable food and fruit might, with propriety, be used by the middle and richer classes in this country to a greater extent than it is.

1887 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Republican 20 June 4/2 The new panda is only found in the highest forests, where it is said to live upon vegetable food.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1177 Peas, beans, and lentils are richer in protein than any other vegetable food.

1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) iii. 93 The more successful artiodactyls..perfected a multichambered stomach associated with the cud-chewing habit..for dealing with vegetable foods.

2010 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 22 Onam is a great celebration for us when we wear new clothes, sing the songs from Kerala and eat vegetable food.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† vegetable foodn.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vegetable n., food n.

Etymology: < vegetable n. + food n.

Obsolete.

A substance providing the nutrients necessary for the growth of vegetation; plant food.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > plant food > [noun]

pabuluma1661

vegetable food1728

plant food1853

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Vegetation The common Opinion, among Naturalists, is, that Water is the great vegetable Food.

1770 Scots Mag. Sept. 472/1 Lime does not contain vegetable food..; no plant will grow in it, till mixed with some other substance.

1857 W. Rhind Hist. Veg. Kingdom (rev. ed.) xviii. 116/1 If plants do not acquire their hydrogen in the state of gas, they may at least acquire it in the state of water, which is indisputably a vegetable food.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	vegetable food
释义	vegetable foodn.¹ Brit. /ˈvɛdʒ(ᵻ)təbl fuːd/, U.S. /ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l ˌfud/, /ˈvɛdʒədəb(ə)l ˌfud/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vegetable adj., food n. Etymology: < vegetable adj. + food n. Food or a foodstuff consisting of or made from vegetables. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > [noun] garden stuff1599 legume1653 kitchen-tillage1669 vegetive1678 olitory1696 vegetable food1700 kitchen stuffc1710 vegetable1727 veg1844 veggie1907 weggebobble1922 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Of Pythagorean Philos. in Fables 529 Nourish Life with vegetable Food, And shun the sacrilegious tast of Blood. 1772 Gentleman's & London Mag. July 433/2 Vegetable food is not only necessary to secure health, but long life. 1841 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion (ed. 3) ii. iv. 300 Vegetable food and fruit might, with propriety, be used by the middle and richer classes in this country to a greater extent than it is. 1887 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Republican 20 June 4/2 The new panda is only found in the highest forests, where it is said to live upon vegetable food. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1177 Peas, beans, and lentils are richer in protein than any other vegetable food. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) iii. 93 The more successful artiodactyls..perfected a multichambered stomach associated with the cud-chewing habit..for dealing with vegetable foods. 2010 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 16 Sept. 22 Onam is a great celebration for us when we wear new clothes, sing the songs from Kerala and eat vegetable food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † vegetable foodn.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vegetable n., food n. Etymology: < vegetable n. + food n. Obsolete. A substance providing the nutrients necessary for the growth of vegetation; plant food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > plant food > [noun] pabuluma1661 vegetable food1728 plant food1853 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Vegetation The common Opinion, among Naturalists, is, that Water is the great vegetable Food. 1770 Scots Mag. Sept. 472/1 Lime does not contain vegetable food..; no plant will grow in it, till mixed with some other substance. 1857 W. Rhind Hist. Veg. Kingdom (rev. ed.) xviii. 116/1 If plants do not acquire their hydrogen in the state of gas, they may at least acquire it in the state of water, which is indisputably a vegetable food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹1700n.²1728
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