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