vegetable
//ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl//
Forms
- Plural
- vegetables
Definitions
1.A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
2.The edible part of such a plant.
3.A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.
1.Of or relating to plants.
- This substance is vegetable, not mineral.
2.Of or relating to vegetables.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2422
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider.
Proto-Italic *wogeōder.?
Latin vegeō
Latin vegetus
Latin vegetāre, vegetō
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom