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| 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. |
| spinach |
a green plant with leaves, often eaten as a vegetable. |
| squash2 |
a fruit that grows on a vine and is eaten as a vegetable. Squash grows in many sizes, colors, and shapes. [1/2 definitions] |
| string bean |
a long, green pod that is produced by a bean plant and eaten as a vegetable; snap bean. |
| sweet potato |
an orange plant root that is eaten as a vegetable. A sweet potato looks like an orange potato, but the two plants are not closely related. Sweet potatoes usually have a sweet taste when they are cooked. |
| tomato |
a red or yellow fruit with a juicy pulp. A tomato is eaten either raw or cooked as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| yam |
the root of a tropical climbing plant, or the plant itself. The root is eaten as a cooked vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
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