green vegetable
noun
: a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part
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Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that is low in calories and high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
Blanched green vegetables such as beans, broccoli, and sugar snap peas also benefit from the effect of cooling—albeit for different reasons.
—Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Pair citrus fruits with iron-rich foods like leafy green vegetables.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 12 Nov. 2025
Fall is for planting every sort of green vegetable, including kale and collard greens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 5 Dec. 2025
Blanched green vegetables such as beans, broccoli, and sugar snap peas also benefit from the effect of cooling—albeit for different reasons.
—Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Pair citrus fruits with iron-rich foods like leafy green vegetables.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 12 Nov. 2025
Fall is for planting every sort of green vegetable, including kale and collard greens.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Green vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20vegetable. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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