vegetable
/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəl/noun
A plant grown so that a part of it — leaves, roots, flowers, or fruit — can be eaten, not counting plants treated in cooking as fruits, grains, herbs, or spices.
Example sentences
- “Carrots are my favorite vegetable to eat raw.”
- “Try to eat at least one vegetable with every meal.”
A cooking category, not a botanical one, which is why tomatoes count as fruit to scientists but vegetables to cooks. 'Veggies' is the informal form.