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Vegetable
Different kinds of vegetable
Cauliflower: [noun U, C] a vegetable with
green leaves around a large hard white
head of flowers:
Do you like cauliflower?
broccoli : noun [U] a vegetable with a thick
green stem and several dark green or
purple flower heads
spinach noun [U] a vegetable with large
dark green leaves that are cooked or eaten
in salads
cucumber noun C, U] a long vegetable with
dark green skin and light green flesh, that
is usually eaten raw
lettuce noun [U, C] a plant with large green
leaves that are eaten raw, especially in
salad.
Squash ( BrE also squashes) a type of
vegetable that grows on the ground. Winter
squash have hard skin and orange flesh.
Summer squash have soft yellow or green
skin and white flesh.
Potato noun [C, U] (pl. -oes) a round white
vegetable with a brown or red skin that
grows underground as the root of a plant
also called a potato.
Will you peel the potatoes for me?
mushroom (noun) a fungus with a round flat
head and short stem. Many mushrooms can
be eaten.
carrot noun [U, C] a long pointed orange
root vegetable
Onion noun [C, U] a round vegetable with
many layers inside each other and a brown,
red or white skin. Onions have a strong
smell and flavour.
cabbage noun [U, C] a round vegetable with
large green, purplish-red or white leaves that
can be eaten raw or cooked.
turnip noun [C, U] a round white, or white
and purple, root vegetable
turnip noun [C, U] a round white, or white
and purple, root vegetable
courgette noun a long vegetable with dark
green skin and white flesh
aubergine noun [C, U] a large vegetable with
shiny dark purple skin and soft white flesh
Brussels sprout (noun) a small round green
vegetable like a very small cabbage
Pea (n) a small round green seed, eaten as
a vegetable. Several peas grow together
inside a long thin pod on a climbing plant
also called a pea.
bean (n) a seed, or pod containing seeds, of
a climbing plant, eaten as a vegetable.
There are several types of bean and the
plants that they grow on are also called
beans.
corn noun [U] any plant that is grown for its
grain, such as wheat; the grain of these
plants.
E.g. a field of corn
ears / sheaves of corn
tomato noun C, U] (pl. -oes) a soft fruit with
a lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten
as a vegetable either raw or cooked.
celery noun [U] a vegetable with long crisp
light green stems that are often eaten raw.
a stick of celery
avocado noun (pl. -os) a tropical fruit with
hard, dark green skin, soft, light green flesh
and a large seed inside. Avocados are not
sweet and are sometimes eaten at the
beginning of a meal.
sweet pepper ( belly pepper) (n) a hollow
fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a
vegetable either raw or cooked.