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adj
Vegetarian; not eating meat; suitable for vegetarians; without meat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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adj
Vegetable-like, vegetal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A vegetable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A vegetarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vegetable, veg
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, green goods, green groceries, garden truck
Narrower terms: julienne, julienne vegetable, raw vegetable, rabbit food, legume, potherb, greens, green, leafy vegetable, solanaceous vegetable, root vegetable, pieplant, rhubarb, cruciferous vegetable, squash, cucumber, cuke, artichoke, globe artichoke, artichoke heart, asparagus, bamboo shoot, onion, leek, cardoon, celery, gumbo, okra, mushroom, pumpkin, truffle, earthnut, plantain, fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio
History
Clipping of vegetable and/or vegetarian + -ie.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
