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vegetation noun

  /ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/
  • (uncountable) Plants, taken collectively.
 vegetatie, begroeiing

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.
 groente, gewas
  • Any plant.
 gewas, 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.
 plant, groente

vegetable adjective

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

vegetal adjective

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

vegetate verb

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

vegetative

vegetatief
tall herb vegetation
ruigte
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