Synonyms

1. veggie
2. vegetative
3. vegetal
4. vegetational

Similar Meaning

1. vegetational
2. vegetative
3. veggie
4. vegetal
5. fruit
6. vegetation
7. herbal
8. veg
9. horticulture
10. botanical

Words Described by "Vegetable"

1. oils
2. oil
3. soup
4. matter
5. products
6. fats
7. food
8. foods
9. crops
10. life

Commonly Paired Adjectives

1. green
2. other
3. fresh
4. leafy
5. cooked
6. only
7. raw
8. favorite
9. popular
10. excellent

Categorically Similar

1. oils
2. canola
3. fats
4. spinach
5. ghee
6. carrots
7. broth
8. celery
9. stew
10. soybean

Hypernyms (Type of)

1. produce
2. herb
3. herbaceous plant
4. garden truck
5. green goods
6. green groceries

What Google Knows

Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds.

Related Definition

1. vegetable:

   n Any plant.

   n 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.

   n The edible part of such a plant.

   n (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.

   adj Of or relating to plants.

   adj Of or relating to vegetables.