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V0043300 (vĕj′tə-bəl, vĕj′ĭ-tə-)n.1. a. A plant cultivated for its edible parts, such as the roots of the beet, the leaves of spinach, the flower buds of broccoli, or the fruit or seeds of certain species, as beans, corn, and squash.b. The edible part of such a plant.c. A member of the vegetable kingdom, especially a green plant.2. Offensive Slang One who is severely impaired mentally and physically, as by brain injury or disease.adj.1. Of, relating to, or derived from plants or a plant: vegetable dyes.2. Made from or with edible plants or plant parts: vegetable lasagna.3. Growing or reproducing like a plant.

[From Middle English, living and growing as plants do, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vegetābilis, from Late Latin, enlivening, from Latin vegetāre, to enliven, from vegetus, lively, from vegēre, to be lively; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]Word History: Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" contains many striking phrases and images, but perhaps most puzzling to modern readers is one in this promise from the speaker to his beloved: "Had we but world enough, and time ... / My vegetable love should grow / Vaster than empires and more slow." One critic has playfully praised Marvell for his ability to make one "think of pumpkins and eternity in one breath," but vegetable in this case is only indirectly related to edible plants. Here the word is used figuratively in the sense "having the property of life and growth, as does a plant," a use based on an ancient religious and philosophical notion of the tripartite soul. As interpreted by the Scholastics, the vegetative soul was common to plants, animals, and humans; the sensitive soul was common to animals and humans; and the rational soul was found only in humans. "Vegetable love" is thus a love that grows, takes nourishment, and reproduces, although slowly. Marvell's use in the 1600s illustrates the original sense of vegetable, first recorded in the 1400s. In the 1500s, the adjectival meaning of vegetable familiar to us, "having to do with plants," begins to appear, along with the first instances of vegetable as a noun meaning "a plant." It is not until the 1700s, however, that we find the noun and adjective used more restrictively to refer specifically to certain kinds of plants that are eaten.

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(ˈvɛdʒtəbəl) n1. (Plants) any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, and onions2. offensive a person who has lost control of his or her mental faculties, limbs, etc, as from an injury, mental disease, etc3. a. a dull inactive personb. (as modifier): a vegetable life. 4. (Cookery) (modifier) consisting of or made from edible vegetables: a vegetable diet. 5. (Botany) (modifier) of, relating to, characteristic of, derived from, or consisting of plants or plant material: vegetable oils. 6. (Plants) rare any member of the plant kingdom[c14 (adj): from Late Latin vegetābilis animating, from vegetāre to enliven, from Latin vegēre to excite]

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n. 1. any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food. 2. any part of a plant that is customarily eaten and is not developed from a flower. Compare fruit (def. 1). 3. any member of the vegetable kingdom. 4. a person who is severely impaired mentally or physically. 5. a dull or spiritless person. adj. 6. of, consisting of, or made from edible vegetables. 7. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of plants. 8. derived from plants. 9. comprising or containing the substance or remains of plants: vegetable matter. [1350–1400; < Late Latin vegetābilis able to live and grow, derivative of Latin vegetā(re) to quicken]

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(vĕj′tə-bəl)1. A plant that is cultivated for an edible part, such as the leaf of spinach.2. An edible part of one of these plants. See Note at fruit.

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rareripe - Originally simply a fruit or vegetable that ripened early.
fruit, vegetable - Fruit is the name given to those plants that have an ovary used for food; vegetable is the name given to a large category of herbaceous plants with parts used for food.
sauerbraten, sauerkraut - In German, sauerbraten is literally "sour roast meat," and sauerkraut is "sour cabbage or vegetable."
sweet potato, yam - The sweet potatoes and yams sold in most stores are the same vegetable—sweet potatoes are inside every mislabeled yam can; true yams are not sold anywhere except a handful of specialty grocers.

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Noun	1.	vegetable - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plantveg, veggiegarden truck, green goods, green groceries, produce - fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the marketjulienne, julienne vegetable - a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish)rabbit food, raw vegetable - an uncooked vegetablelegume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)potherb - any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoninggreens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetablessolanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersiconroot vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tuberspieplant, rhubarb - long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetenedcruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sproutssquash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetablecuke, cucumber - cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melonsartichoke, globe artichoke - a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heartartichoke heart - the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flowerasparagus - edible young shoots of the asparagus plantbamboo shoot - edible young shoots of bambooonion - an aromatic flavorful vegetableleek - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leavescardoon - only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokescelery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoninggumbo, okra - long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stewsmushroom - fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungipumpkin - usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumntruffle, earthnut - edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuberplantain - starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropicsfinocchio, Florence fennel, fennel - aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in saladsherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	vegetable - any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflowerbeet, Beta vulgaris, common beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food cropprickly-seeded spinach, spinach, spinach plant, Spinacia oleracea - southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leavesartichoke, artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower headcardoon, Cynara cardunculus - southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and rootsherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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ackee, asparagus, aubergine or (esp. U.S., Canad., and Austral.) eggplant, baby corn, bean sprout, beef tomato, beetroot or beet, bok choy, Chinese leaf, Chinese cabbage, or pak-choi, broad been, broccoli, Brussels sprout or sprout, butternut pumpkin, cabbage, calabrese, calalu or calaloo, cardoon, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chard, chayote, cherry tomato, chicory, chive, choko, collard, corn on the cob, cos, cos lettuce, or (U.S. & Canad.) romaine, courgette or (U.S., Canad. & Austral.) zucchini, cress, cucumber, endive, fennel, finocchio, frisee, gherkin, globe artichoke, greens, horseradish, iceberg lettuce, Jerusalem artichoke, kale or kail, kohlrabi, lamb's lettuce or corn salad, leek, lettuce, marrow squash, okra, lady's finger, or bhindi, onion, orache, pak-choi, parsnip, pea, pepper, capsicum, or (U.S.) bell pepper, pe-tsai cabbage, pimiento or pimento, potato, radicchio, radish, salsify or oyster plant, savoy cabbage, shallot, silver beet, sorrel, Spanish onion, spinach, spring greens, spring onion, salad onion, scallion (chiefly U.S.), or syboe (Scot.), squash, swede, sweet corn or (chiefly U.S.) corn, sweet potato, batata, or (N.Z.) kumera, turnip or (dialect) neep, vegetable marrow or marrow, yam

Translations

蔬菜植物

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(ˈvedʒtəbl) noun1. a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food. We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils.蔬菜2. a plant. Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal.植物ˌvegeˈtarian (vedʒi-) noun a person who does not eat meat of any kind. Has he always been a vegetarian?; (also adjective) This is a vegetarian dish.素食者ˌvegeˈtarianism noun素食主义vegetate (ˈvedʒiteit) verb to live an idle, boring and pointless life. I would like to get a job – I don't want to vegetate. 无所事事，过单调乏味的生活 ˌvegeˈtation (vedʒi-) noun plants in general; plants of a particular region or type. tropical vegetation. 植物，（尤指某地或环境的）植被

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term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts. There is no clear botanical distinction between vegetables and fruits. Most vegetables consist largely of water, making them low in calories. They are excellent sources of fiber, vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, and iron. Legumes (e.g., dried beans, peas, and lentils) are a good source of complex carbohydrates, have a high protein content, and can be used to some extent as meat substitutes. In the United States the demand for fresh vegetables during all seasons has been met by improved methods of handling and shipping and the development of large commercial truck farms and market gardens, especially in California, Florida, and Texas, plus importation from other countries such as Chile. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture guidelines for a healthy diet recommend 3 to 5 servings of vegetables daily.

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a succulent part of herbaceous plants that is edible in fresh or processed form. The edible parts of vegetable plants include the fruits, ovaries, young shoots, roots, rhizomes, tubers, flower clusters, seeds, leaves, leaf stalks, heads, bulbs, and thickened stems. Vegetables play an important role in the human diet. Their pleasant taste and nutritional benefits arise from varying combination of sugars, organic acids, and aromatic and mineral substances. Many vegetables are used as medicines and in dietotherapy.

It is recommended that a healthy adult consume at least 600 g of vegetable substances daily. The composition and nutritional value of vegetables vary widely (see Table 1) and depend on the type of product and on growing and storage conditions.

Table 1. Chemical composition and nutritional value of vegetables
	Proteins (g)	Carbohydrates(g)	Caloric value (kcal per 100 g*)	Vitamin C (m percent)
* 1 kcal = 4.1868 × 10³ joules
Fresh white cabbage...	1.5	5.2	27.0	24.0
Sauerkraut.......	1.0	4.5	23.0	14.0
Cauliflower.......	2.1	4.7	28.0	42.0
Onion..........	2.5	9.2	48.0	8.4
Green onion ......	1.1	4.1	21.0	48.0
Carrot..........	1.3	7.6	36.0	4.0
Cucumber .......	0.7	2.9	15.0	4.7
Pickle..........	0.7	1.3	8.0	—
Beet...........	1.1	10.3	47.0	8.0
Tomato.........	0.5	4.0	18.0	34.0

Vegetables do not contain fats. Their protein content is significantly less than that of animal products. Vegetables are particularly valuable as sources of such nutritious biologically active substances as vitamin C, carotene, folic acid, minerals, organic acids, cellulose, and pectins. Vegetables stimulate appetite and secretions of the digestive glands. Large quantities of vegetables may be processed in various ways (canned, pickled, marinated, frozen, dried). Vegetables lose a significant amount of nutritional value when cooked or improperly stored. Pickling, quick-freezing, and sublimation drying preserve more of the vitamins.

REFERENCES

Spravochnik tovaroveda prodovol’stvennykh tovarov, vol. 1. Moscow, 1968.
Shirokov, E. P. Tekhnologiia khraneniia i pererabotki plodov i ovoshchei. Moscow, 1970.
Spravochnik po ovoshchevodstvu. Edited by V. A. Bryzgalov. Moscow, 1971.

M. V. ANTONOV and V. A. KUDASHEVA

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[′vej·tə·bəl] (agriculture) The edible portion of a usually herbaceous plant; customarily served with the main course of a meal. (botany) Resembling or relating to plants.

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1. any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, and onions 2. Rare any member of the plant kingdom
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(dreams)Dreaming about a large variety of foods seems to be typical. Food represents nourishment and pleasure. Interpreting the symbolism of vegetables in your dream depends on how you feel about them in daily life: whether you like them for their taste and nutritional value, or find them dull and boring. You may be projecting a need to feed your body or soul or reflecting on a dull and not very satisfying part of life. The shape and type of vegetable and the overall content of the dream need be considered when making an interpretation.

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noun edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

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noun any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

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