Definition/Meaning of vegetable

• English - Noun: vegetable ( plural vegetables ) Any plant . 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 , or spice in the culinary sense . The edible part of such a plant . ( figuratively , derogatory ) A person whose brain (or, infrequently , body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the…
• English - Adjective: vegetable ( not comparable ) Of or relating to plants . Of or relating to vegetables . Translations
• English - Etymology: From Old French vegetable , from Latin vegetabilis ( “ able to live and grow ” ), derived from Latin vegetare ( “ to enliven ” )
• English - Pronunciation: ( Received Pronunciation ) IPA (key) : /ˈvedʒtəbl/ ( US , Canada ) IPA (key) : /ˈvɛdʒətəbəl/ , /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/ , /ˈvɛtʃtəbəl/
• English - Related terms: vegan vegetarian vegetate vegetation veggie vegetable oil