| 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] |
| beet |
Beets are the dark red root of a certain plant. People often eat beets as a vegetable. "Beet" is also the name of the plant where beets come from, and people can eat its green leaves in addition to its root. |
| broccoli |
Broccoli is a green vegetable. A bunch of broccoli looks like a tight bunch of dark green flowers. |
| 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] |
| cauliflower |
Cauliflower is a vegetable that is usually white. When we see cauliflower in a store, the shape of it looks similar to a tight bunch of flowers. Eating cauliflower is good for you because it has a lot of things that your body needs. |
| celery |
a plant with crisp, pale green stalks that are eaten as a vegetable. Celery leaves and seeds are used as seasoning. |
| chili pepper |
Chili peppers are the fruit of a pepper plant. They are also called chilies. A chili pepper has a strong, sharp taste. Because it tastes very different from other fruits, we usually call a chili pepper a vegetable. Some chili peppers are very spicy. |
| collard |
a type of vegetable like cabbage that is grown for food. [1/2 definitions] |
| corn1 |
Corn is what we call the seeds that come from a corn plant. The seeds grow on long things called ears. People often cook the seeds and eat them as a vegetable. When the seeds are dried, they can be ground up to make flour. With the flour, people can bake things like corn muffins or corn bread. [1/2 definitions] |
| courgette |
the British name for a "zucchini," a cucumber-shaped vegetable with a smooth, dark green rind. |
| cucumber |
A cucumber is a long fruit with green skin. Because it is not sweet, we usually call a cucumber a vegetable. Cucumbers are white inside, and there are often seeds that you can eat. We usually don't cook cucumbers. We often eat them in salads with other vegetables. |
| 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] |
| fleshy |
composed of soft or moist plant tissue, as part 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. |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan is a country in Asia. Some of its neighbors are China and Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan has many high mountains. Many people in Kyrgyzstan raise cattle, sheep, and goats. Farming is also important. People in Kyrgyzstan grow a kind of vegetable called a sugar beet. Sugar beets can be used to make sugar. |
| margarine |
a food used in place of butter. Margarine is made of vegetable oil, milk, coloring, and other ingredients. |