vegetable
US /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl/
noun Target · B2 Ăn uống
Definition
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The chef buys fresh vegetables from a local farm every morning.
Synonyms
- producefresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
- greensany of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
Collocations
- Easy eat fresh vegetablesto eat fresh vegetables, meaning to take in solid food
- Medium organic vegetable supplier contractdescribing organic vegetable supplier contract (a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter)
- Hard genetically modified vegetable export restrictionsdescribing genetically modified vegetable export restrictions (by genetic mechanisms)
- Very Hard reduced to a vegetable state by severe traumato reduced to a vegetable state by severe trauma, meaning to cut down on; make a reduction in
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