Phrase guide

leaf vegetable

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The leaf of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as lettuce, spinach, or rocket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leafy greens, leafy vegetable

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: শাক (śak) — edible leaves
  • Bengali: পাতা সবজি (pata śoboji) — edible leaves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 綠葉菜 /绿叶菜 (lǜyècài) — edible leaves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 綠葉蔬菜 /绿叶蔬菜 (lǜyè shūcài) — edible leaves
  • German: Blattgemüse — edible leaves
  • Malayalam: ഇലക്കറി (ilakkaṟi) — edible leaves
  • Malayalam: മലക്കറി (malakkaṟi) — edible leaves
  • Swahili: mboga ya majani — edible leaves