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vegetable

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vegetable

Main Entry:: ¹veg·e·ta·ble
Pronunciation:: \ˈvej-tə-bəl, ˈve-jə-\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Medieval Latin vegetabilis vegetative, from vegetare to grow, from Latin, to animate, from vegetus lively, from vegēre to enliven — more at wake
Date:: 15th century

1 a: of, relating to, constituting, or growing like plants b: consisting of plants : vegetational2: made from, obtained from, or containing plants or plant products <vegetable soup> <vegetable fat>3: resembling or suggesting a plant (as in inertness or passivity)

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