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| Jerusalem artichoke |
a North American sunflower with yellow, rayed flowers and tuberous roots that are eaten as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| kale |
a variety of the cabbage plant having loose wrinkled and curled leaves, or the leaves of this plant used as a vegetable. |
| maize |
(chiefly British) a tall cereal plant that produces cylinder-shaped ears with rows of edible yellow or white seeds that can be eaten as a vegetable; corn. [1/3 definitions] |
| margarine |
a butter substitute made of hydrogenated vegetable oils, milk, coloring agents, and other ingredients; oleo. |
| okra |
a green, ribbed, cylindrical vegetable that becomes gummy when cooked and is often used in soups and gumbos. [2 definitions] |
| oleic acid |
an oily acid, not soluble in water, that occurs in most animal and vegetable fats and oils, and is used in soap, ointments, and cosmetics. |
| oleo |
an imitation butter made chiefly from vegetable oil; margarine; oleomargarine. |
| oleomargarine |
an imitation butter made chiefly from vegetable oil; margarine; oleo. |
| parsnip |
the root of the parsnip, eaten as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| pea |
a small, round, green seed borne in pods on a climbing plant of the legume family, and used as a vegetable. [1/3 definitions] |
| plant |
a living organism of the vegetable group. [2/10 definitions] |
| plantain1 |
a fruit similar to but larger, firmer, and less sweet than the banana, usu. cooked as a starchy vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| potherb |
any herbaceous plant that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable, such as spinach, or used as a seasoning, such as thyme. |
| ratatouille |
a vegetable stew made with eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and garlic, and served hot or cold. |
| Rototiller |
trademark for a small motor-driven cultivator having rotary blades, used esp. in home vegetable gardens. [1/2 definitions] |
| salad |
any of various cold vegetable mixtures, usu. containing lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onions, and the like, and served with a dressing. [1/2 definitions] |
| shallot |
an onionlike plant of the lily family that forms flavorful bulbs eaten as a vegetable or used in cooking. [1/2 definitions] |
| spinach |
a leafy green plant widely cultivated as a vegetable. |
| squash2 |
a gourdlike fruit that is borne on a vinelike plant and is eaten as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| stearic acid |
a colorless, odorless, waxlike fatty acid, occurring in many animal and vegetable fats, that is used in making candles, soaps, and cosmetics. |
| stearin |
a colorless, odorless, tasteless ester found in most animal and vegetable fats that is used in the manufacture of soaps, adhesives, textile sizes, and the like. |
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