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vegetable noun

  /-ˌʈeːbil/ , /ˈved͡ʒi.ʈabil/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bəl/ , /ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ , [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.
  • The edible part of such a plant.
  • (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.
 vihannes
  • Any plant.
 kasvi

vegetable adjective

  /-ˌʈeːbil/ , /ˈved͡ʒi.ʈabil/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bəl/ , /ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ , [ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bl̩]
  • Of or relating to plants.
 kasvi
  • Of or relating to vegetables.
 kasvis

vegetation noun

  /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
  • (uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
 kasvillisuus

vegetate verb

  /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪteɪt/
  • (of a plant) To grow or sprout.
 itää, versoa
  • (informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.
 oleilla, oleskella

vegetal adjective

  /ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪ̈tl̩/
  • Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.]
 kasvi-, kasvillinen, kasvis-
vegetable garden
kasvimaa
root vegetable
juures
vegetable fat
kasvirasva
vegetable oil
kasvisöljy
vegetable soup
vihanneskeitto, kasviskeitto
vegetable juice
kasvismehu, vihannesmehu
vegetable carbon
lääkehiili
Tianjin preserved vegetable
Tianjinin säilötty kaali
frozen vegetable
pakastevihannes
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