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Definition vegetable in American English

vegetable noun

noun
/ˈvedʒ(ə)təb(ə)l/
1

a part of a plant used as food, for example a potato, bean, or cabbage

Example

We grow all our own vegetables and herbs.

Example

Eat more fresh fruit, vegetables, and salads.

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1.1

relating to or produced from vegetables

Example

a vegetable garden

Example

vegetable oil

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2

a plant, not an animal or a mineral

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3

someone who cannot communicate or move, especially as a result of brain damage after an accident or illness

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3.1

someone who is not at all active

Example

When I married you, you weren't such a vegetable!

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Definition vegetable in American English