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vegetable noun

  /ˈvɛdʒɪʈəbɪl/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bl̩/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bəl/ , /ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ , /ˌvɛdʒɪˈʈebəl/ , [ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bl̩]
  • A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
  • (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.
 grøntsag, grønsag
  • The edible part of such a plant.
 grøntsag

vegetation noun

  /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
  • (uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
 plantevækst, vegetation

vegetate verb

  /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪteɪt/
  • (informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.
 vegetere

vegetal adjective

  /ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪ̈tl̩/
  • Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.]
 plante
vegetable garden
køkkenhave
root vegetable
rodfrugt
vegetable oil
planteolie, vegetabilsk olie
vegetable soup
grøntsagsuppe
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