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vegetable

vegetable /ˈvɛʤtəbəl/ noun
plural vegetables
vegetable
/ˈvɛʤtəbəl/
noun
plural vegetables
Britannica Dictionary definition of VEGETABLE
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: a plant or plant part that is eaten as food
see color picture on this page; see also root vegetable
informal + sometimes offensive : a person who is unable to talk, move, etc., because of severe brain damage
called also (British, informal) cabbage