green vegetable

noun

: a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part

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Fall is for planting every sort of green vegetable, including kale and collard greens. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Oct. 2025 Get more polyphenols by eating more berries, herbs, olive oil, and green vegetables. Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2025 Mashed potatoes are a must, along with a simple green vegetable like green beans or broccoli. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025 Dark Leafy Greens Dark leafy green vegetables are essential to any balanced diet, but may be especially important after your 60th birthday. Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for green vegetable

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of green vegetable was in 1826

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“Green vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20vegetable. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

green vegetable

noun
: a vegetable that has the edible parts rich in chlorophyll and is an important source of vitamins
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