| artichoke |
a plant like a tall thistle with a flower head made up of thick leaves. The head of the artichoke is eaten as a vegetable. |
| asparagus |
a plant related to the lily, whose young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The shoots are shaped like spears with scaly leaves at the tip. |
| aubergine |
the British word for eggplant, a plant grown for its dark purple, oval fruit. Aubergine is eaten as a vegetable. |
| bean |
the seed or seed pod of certain plants. Many kinds of beans are eaten as a vegetable. [1/4 definitions] |
| cabbage |
a vegetable with large green or purple leaves that form a round head. |
| carrot |
a plant that produces an orange root that is eaten as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| celery |
a plant with crisp, pale green stalks that are eaten as a vegetable. Celery leaves and seeds are used as seasoning. |
| collard |
a type of vegetable like cabbage that is grown for food. [1/2 definitions] |
| courgette |
the British name for a "zucchini," a cucumber-shaped vegetable with a smooth, dark green rind. |
| eggplant |
a plant grown for its dark purple fruit, which is eaten as a vegetable. The fruit is often shaped like an egg or like a tube. |
| flesh |
the soft or juicy part beneath the skin of a fruit or vegetable. [1/3 definitions] |
| green pepper |
a hollow, somewhat round, fruit that is eaten as a vegetable, especially in salads. The taste of a green pepper is not spicy. A green pepper is called that when the pepper is young and green. If the pepper is allowed to mature, it will become red. |
| margarine |
a food used in place of butter. Margarine is made of vegetable oil, milk, coloring, and other ingredients. |
| okra |
a green vegetable that is shaped like a tube. Okra becomes sticky when cooked and is used in soups or fried. [2 definitions] |
| oleomargarine |
a food like butter made from vegetable oil instead of milk; margarine. |
| parsnip |
the root of the parsnip, eaten as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| pea |
a small, round, green seed grown in a pod on a climbing plant. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| pepper |
a hollow fruit that varies in size, shape, and color. Peppers can have either a hot or sweet taste. They are eaten as a vegetable or used to season other foods. [1/4 definitions] |
| pickle |
a cucumber or another vegetable or fruit that has been preserved in salt water, vinegar, and seasonings. [1/2 definitions] |
| plantain1 |
a fruit similar to the banana, but larger, firmer, and less sweet. Plantains have a lot of starch and are eaten as a cooked vegetable. |
| potato |
a kind of thick, underground plant stem that is eaten as a vegetable. Potatoes have pale flesh and thin skin that is usually brown, yellow, or red. |