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noun
- Any plant.
- A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit in the culinary sense.
- The edible part of such a plant.
- (Metaph.) A person whose body or brain has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment.
Translations: - Dutch: plant(nl)m
- German: Gemí¼se(de)n
- Italian: vegetale(it)m
- French: légume(fr)f
- Spanish: vegetal(es)m
adjective
- Of or relating to plants.
- Of or relating to vegetables.
Translations: - Dutch: groente-
- French: végétal(fr)
- German: Pflanzen-, Gemí¼se-
- Italian: vegetale(it)
- Spanish: vegetal(es)
Etymology: (1350-1400) (adj.), from vegetabilis ("able to live and grow"), derived from vegetare ("to enliven")
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