Vegetable
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English
Etymology
(1350-1400) Middle English (adj.), from Latin vegetabilis ("able to live and grow"), derived from Latin vegetare ("to enliven")
Pronunciation
- RP: IPA: /ËvedÊtÉbl/
- SAMPA: /"vEdZ(@)t@b(@)l/
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Noun
vegetable (plural vegetables)
- Any plant.
- A plant raised for some edible part of it (leaves, roots).
- (Metaph.) A person whose body or brain has been damaged so that he cannot interact with the surrounding environment.
Translations
- any plant
- a plant raised for some edible part of it
- a person whose body or brain has been damaged
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- Basque: lekazi, barazki, landare
- Esperanto: legomo
- Indonesian: sayur, sayur-mayur
- Interlingua: verdura
- Korean: ì¼ì± [éè] (yachae) south, ë¨ì (namsae) north
- Latin: holus
Adjective
vegetable
- Of or relating to plants.
- Of or relating to vegetables.
Translations
- of or relating to plants
- of or relating to vegetables
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Related terms
fa:vegetable fr:vegetable io:vegetable it:vegetable hu:vegetable ja:vegetable fi:vegetable ta:vegetable zh:vegetable