vegetable

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vegetable[1,adjective] vegetable[2,noun] green vegetable salsify textured vegetable protein vegetable ivory vegetable marrow vegetable oil vegetable oyster vegetable pear

Main Entry: ¹veg·e·ta·ble
Pronunciation: 'vej-t&-b&l, 've-j&-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin vegetabilis vegetative, from vegetare to grow, from Latin, to animate, from vegetus lively, from vegEre to enliven -- more at WAKE
1 a : of, relating to, constituting, or growing like plants b : consisting of plants : VEGETATIONAL
2 : made from, obtained from, or containing plants or plant products <vegetable soup> <vegetable fat>
3 : resembling or suggesting a plant (as in inertness or passivity)