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vegetable noun

  /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.
野菜, 青物, ベジタブル
  • The edible part of such a plant.
野菜
  • Any plant.
植物
  • (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.
植物人間

vegetable adjective

  /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.ə.tə.bəl/ , /ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ , [ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bl̩]
  • Of or relating to vegetables.
ベジタブル, 植物〜, 植物の, 菜〜, 野菜〜, 野菜の

vegetation noun

  /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
  • (uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
植生, 草木

vegetal adjective

  /ˈvɛd͡ʒɨtl̩/ , /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪ̈tl̩/
  • Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.]
植物
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