vegetable /vejˈ(i-)tə-bl/

1. A plant or part of one used for food, other than those considered to be fruits
2. A person who is scarcely able to function as a human, esp because of damage to the brain (offensive)
3. A dull, uninteresting person (derogatory informal)
4. An organism belonging to the plant kingdom

Of, for, derived from, composed of or of the nature of vegetables

vegˈetably adverb

In the manner of a vegetable

vegetable butter noun

Any of several butter-like vegetable fats

vegetable ivory see under ivory

vegetable kingdom noun

That division of natural objects which consists of vegetables or plants

vegetable marrow noun

1. A variety of pumpkin cooked as a vegetable
2. The akee fruit

vegetable mould noun

Mould consisting mostly of humus

vegetable oil noun

Any of various oils extracted from plants, used eg in cooking

vegetable oyster noun

Salsify

vegetable parchment noun

Paper treated with dilute sulphuric acid

vegetable sheep noun

In New Zealand, a dense cushion of composite plants (Raoulia, Haastia) at a distance resembling a sheep

vegetable wax noun

A wax secreted by various plants that protects their surface from moisture loss

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