Phrase guide

leafy vegetable

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of leaf vegetable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leaf vegetable

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: greens, green

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vegetable, veggie, veg

Narrower terms: chop-suey greens, sprout, beet green, chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, salad green, salad greens, dandelion green, lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild spinach, turnip greens, sorrel, common sorrel, French sorrel, spinach

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