vegetal

adjective

veg·e·tal ˈve-jə-tᵊl

: vegetable

: vegetative

: of or relating to the vegetal pole of an egg or to that part of an egg from which the endoderm normally develops

vegetal blastomeres

Examples of vegetal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their vegetal flavor always tastes off in those preparations. —

Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023 Honey: Carrots may be sweet on their own, but honey boosts that flavor while staying within the of-the-earth theme represented by the recipe's vegetal core ingredient and its herbal accents. —

Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023 Podravka Vegeta Seasoning $6 at Amazon My favorite way to use it is in stews to enhance the vegetal, meaty flavors already present. —

Sam Smart, Bon Appétit, 22 Aug. 2023 Miguel Torres, Chile, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018, $20 Slight herbal / vegetal notes. —

Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 There’s enough roughage to skip a salad altogether, and the cream and parm keep the sauce from feeling too vegetal. —

The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 4 Aug. 2023 Experienced matcha drinkers prefer vegetal notes and that slight, earthy and bitter taste, followed by savory. —

Nicole Charky-Chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023 Distilled from fresh pressed sugarcane juice rather than molasses, which is a sugarcane by-product, the finished rum has a distinct flavor profile as a result—grassy, lightly sweet, a bit vegetal. —

Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023 Jalapeño is more vegetal, with some of the same bell pepper flavors that can show up in silver tequilas. —

M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023 See More

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