vegetal

Definitions of vegetal
  1. noun
    any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
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    alcachofa
    Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
    remolacha
    beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
    acelga
    beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
    remolacha azucarera
    form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained
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    planta herbácea
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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