Vegetables

a small round squash (=a hard smooth vegetable), usually orange or yellow, in the shape of an acorn

a round green vegetable with thick pointed leaves arranged close together in layers. After cooking it, you pull off each leaf and eat the soft bottom part.

arugula (noun)

American a plant with flat green leaves often eaten in salads

asparagus (noun)

a long thin green vegetable whose stems and tips (=pointed ends) are eaten

aubergine (noun)

British an eggplant

bamboo shoots (noun)

a vegetable consisting of the stems of a young bamboo plant, used especially in Chinese cooking

beet (noun)

American the round dark purple root of a vegetable that is cooked and eaten. The British word is beetroot.

beet (noun)

a sugar beet

beetroot (noun)

British a beet

bell pepper (noun)

American a hollow green, red, or yellow vegetable with small white seeds inside. It can be eaten raw or cooked.

bok choy (noun)

a Chinese vegetable with long dark green leaves and white stems

broccoli (noun)

a vegetable consisting of green stems with many small green or purple buds on the ends, eaten cooked or raw

Brussels sprout (noun)

a small round vegetable consisting of many green leaves wrapped tightly around each other

butternut squash (noun)

a long orange vegetable shaped like a bell with a hard skin and solid orange flesh that becomes soft when cooked

cabbage (noun)

a hard round vegetable with green or purple leaves that can be eaten raw in salads or cooked

calabrese (noun)

a dark green vegetable that is a type of broccoli

capsicum (noun)

a red, green, or yellow vegetable with white seeds inside. The more usual word for this is a pepper.

carrot (noun)

a long hard orange vegetable that grows under the ground and has green leaves on its top

cauliflower (noun)

a vegetable with a hard round white central part surrounded by green leaves

celeriac (noun)

a large white vegetable that grows under the ground and is eaten raw or cooked. It is a type of celery.

celery (noun)

a pale green vegetable with a group of long stems that are eaten raw or cooked

chard (noun)

a vegetable with white stems and large dark-green leaves

chicory (noun)

American a vegetable with green leaves that have a bitter taste, usually eaten raw in salads

chicory (noun)

British an endive

chili (noun)

a red or green vegetable with a hot taste, usually thin and pointed in shape

Chinese cabbage (noun)

a vegetable with large, pale green leaves which have thick white stalks. It can be cooked or eaten raw in salads.

corn on the cob (noun)

the top part of a corn plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

cos lettuce (noun)

British romaine lettuce

courgette (noun)

British a zucchini

cucumber (noun)

a long thin vegetable that has a dark green skin and is white inside. It is usually eaten raw in salads.

daikon (noun)

a large white radish from Asia

eggplant (noun)

American a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin. The British word is aubergine.

endive (noun)

American a vegetable with pale flat leaves that have a bitter taste

endive (noun)

a vegetable with curly green leaves eaten in salad

fennel (noun)

a white vegetable with green feathery leaves that is eaten raw in salads or as a cooked vegetable

garlic (noun)

a round white vegetable with small sections called cloves which you add to food for a strong pleasant flavor. The whole garlic is called a bulb or head.

globe artichoke (noun)

a round green vegetable in which the leaves grow in a ball shape on a tall stem

green bean (noun)

a long thin green vegetable that grows on a tall climbing plant

green onion (noun)

American a type of onion with a small white round part and a long thin green stem. It is usually eaten raw in salads.

green pepper (noun)

a hollow green vegetable containing small white seeds. It can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.

gumbo (noun)

American okra

iceberg lettuce (noun)

a round pale green lettuce with leaves that form a tight ball

jalapeño (noun)

a small green or red pepper often used in Mexican cooking for giving food a hot flavor

Jerusalem artichoke (noun)

a vegetable with a very pale brown skin and white flesh. It grows under the ground.

jicama (noun)

a tuber (=part like a root) that is white inside and is eaten especially in salads

kale (noun)

a vegetable with large curly dark-green leaves. Kale is a type of cabbage.

kohlrabi (noun)

a hard round vegetable, eaten raw in salads or cooked

leek (noun)

a long thin vegetable that tastes similar to an onion and is white at one end with green leaves at the other

lettuce (noun)

a vegetable with large thin green leaves that you eat raw in a salad

mangetout (noun)

British a snow pea

marog (noun)

South African wild spinach or other leafy greens, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

new potato (noun)

a small potato taken from the ground early in the year

okra (noun)

a vegetable with long green pods (=seed containers) that is used especially in African and South Asian cooking

onion (noun)

a round vegetable with thin dry skin and many layers inside that tastes and smells very strong

pak choi (noun)

British bok choy

parsnip (noun)

a long white hard vegetable that grows under the ground

pea (noun)

a very small round green vegetable that grows in a long narrow pod

pepper (noun)

a red, green, orange, or yellow vegetable with small white seeds inside. It can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.

pepper (noun)

a small pepper with a strong hot flavor

pimento (noun)

a small red vegetable that is a type of pepper. Pimentos are often put into the middle of green olives.

plantain (noun)

a type of banana (=long yellow fruit) used as a vegetable in cooking Caribbean and African foods

potato (noun)

a very common hard round vegetable that has a brown, red, or yellow skin and is white or yellow inside. It grows under the ground and can be cooked in many different ways

pumpkin (noun)

a large round vegetable with a thick orange skin and large seeds

radicchio (noun)

a vegetable with small purple and white leaves, eaten raw in salads

radish (noun)

a small pink or red vegetable that is eaten raw in salads

red pepper (noun)

a red vegetable with small white seeds inside. It can be eaten raw in salads or cooked.

rocket (noun)

British arugula

romaine (noun)

a type of lettuce with long narrow firm leaves

russet (noun)

a type of potato with russet colored skin

rutabaga (noun)

American a large, round, hard vegetable that is yellow inside and grows under the ground. The British word is swede.

samphire (noun)

a plant with fleshy leaves that grows by the sea and can be eaten as a vegetable

savoy cabbage (noun)

a type of cabbage (=a round green vegetable) whose leaves are curly, not smooth

scallion (noun)

American a small white onion with a long green stem

shallot (noun)

a small vegetable similar to an onion

spinach (noun)

a vegetable with dark green leaves that can be cooked or eaten raw in salads

spring onion (noun)

British a scallion or green onion

sprout (noun)

British a Brussels sprout

spud (noun)

mainly Britishinformal a potato

sugar beet (noun)

a vegetable that grows under the ground and is used for producing sugar

swede (noun)

British a rutabaga

sweet corn (noun)

the small yellow or white seeds of some types of corn plant that you can cook and eat as a vegetable

sweet pepper (noun)

a green, red, or yellow vegetable that does not have a strong flavor. Sweet peppers are often simply called peppers.

sweet potato (noun)

a vegetable with a slightly sweet taste that looks like a potato with pink skin

Swiss chard (noun)

a vegetable with large green leaves and thick stems

tater (noun)

very informal a potato

turnip (noun)

a large round light-colored root vegetable that grows under the ground

veg (noun)

Britishinformal vegetables

water chestnut (noun)

a small hard white vegetable, often used in Asian cooking

wild rice (noun)

the seed of a grass that grows in North America, eaten as a vegetable

yam (noun)

a root vegetable that looks like a long white potato and has a brown skin

yam (noun)

American a sweet potato

zucchini (noun)

American a long vegetable with dark green skin. The British word is courgette.

Synonyms and antonyms of Vegetables in American Thesaurus