Topic: CROPS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | vegetabilis 'growing', from vegetare 'to grow', from Latin vegere 'to cause to act, excite' |
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vege‧ta‧ble1 S3 W3
1 [countable]DFHBP a plant that is eaten raw or cooked, such as a cabbage, a carrot, or peas : 
vegetable soup
vegetable soup salad vegetables (=vegetables such as lettuce or tomatoes eaten raw)
2 [countable] not polite an offensive word for someone who is alive but who cannot talk or move because their brain is damaged
