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Vegetable oil economy — is the potential of vegetable oil to replace fossil fuels in the economy and how it compares to other potential replacements. Vegetable oils are the basis of biodiesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Some vegetable oil blends are… … Wikipedia
Vegetable (disambiguation) — Vegetable may refer to:*Vegetable, a nutritional and culinary term that denotes any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food *Traditionally, Vegetable can also be used to designate the entire Plant Kingdom. *Vegetable is also… … Wikipedia
Vegetable — Veg e*ta*ble, n. 1. (Biol.) A plant. See {Plant}. [1913 Webster] 2. A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepared for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetable — ► NOUN 1) a plant or part of a plant used as food. 2) informal, derogatory a person who is incapable of normal mental or physical activity, especially through brain damage. ORIGIN originally in the sense «growing as a plant»: from Latin… … English terms dictionary
vegetable — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ He’s a tad vegetable but not in a stupor. □ Helen drank till she was totally vegetable. 2. n. someone who is brain dead; someone who acts brain dead; a person almost totally destroyed by drugs. □ You are such a… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
vegetable — n. & adj. n. 1 Bot. any of various plants, esp. a herbaceous plant used wholly or partly for food, e.g. a cabbage, potato, turnip, or bean. 2 colloq. a a person who is incapable of normal intellectual activity, esp. through brain injury etc. b a… … Useful english dictionary
vegetable — veg·e·ta·ble (vĕj’tə bəl, vĕj’ĭ tə ) n. 1) a) A plant cultivated for its edible parts, such as the roots of the beet, the leaves of spinach, the flower buds of broccoli, or the fruit or seeds of certain species, as beans, corn, and squash. b) The … Word Histories
vegetable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Any plant Nouns 1. vegetable kingdom, vegetation, vegetable life; plants, flora, verdure; growth, biome; weed. 2. vegetable, fungus, legume, fruit, nut, seed (see food). 3. tree; acacia, alder, almond,… … English dictionary for students
vegetable — [[t]ve̱ʤtəb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ vegetables 1) N COUNT Vegetables are plants such as cabbages, potatoes, and onions which you can cook and eat. A good general diet should include plenty of fresh vegetables. ...traditional Caribbean fruit and vegetables … English dictionary
vegetable — vege|ta|ble1 W3S3 [ˈvedʒtəbəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: vegetabilis growing , from vegetare to grow , from Latin vegere to cause to act, excite ] 1.) a plant that is eaten raw or cooked, such as a ↑cabbage, a ↑carrot, or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
