Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word An edible plant or part of a plant that is consumed as part of a meal, typically not sweet in taste like a fruit.
Vegetable
/ˈvɛʤɪtəbl /Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
I eat a vegetable every day.Carrots are my favorite vegetable to cook.
Etymology:
Originates from the Late Latin vegetabilis meaning growing, flourishing, from vegetare meaning to enliven or animate. In the Middle Ages, it evolved to refer to all growing things and later specifically to edible plants.
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