green vegetable
noun
: a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part
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Or some patients, like Farwell, may have too much oxalate in their urine, which can come from overindulging on peanut butter plus spinach and some other nuts and leafy green vegetables.
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Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
Mild, versatile, and nutrient-dense, spinach is a favorite leafy green vegetable.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Drinking juice from green vegetables may reduce inflammation in the body.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
To get your allotted amount, incorporate calcium-rich foods like fatty and bony fish, leafy green vegetables, tofu and milk into your diet.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2026
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Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
Mild, versatile, and nutrient-dense, spinach is a favorite leafy green vegetable.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
Drinking juice from green vegetables may reduce inflammation in the body.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
To get your allotted amount, incorporate calcium-rich foods like fatty and bony fish, leafy green vegetables, tofu and milk into your diet.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for green vegetable
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“Green vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20vegetable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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