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verdura

Definitions of verdura
  1. noun
    the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation
    synonyms: verdor
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    type of:
    derroche, lujo, profusión, riqueza
    the property of being extremely abundant
  2. noun
    edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
    synonyms: hortaliza
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    types:
    legumbre
    the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
    hierbas
    any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning
    hortaliza
    any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
    solanácea
    any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
    tubérculo
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
    ruibarbo
    long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
    crucífera
    a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
    calabaza
    edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
    pepino
    cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
    alcachofa
    a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
    espárrago
    edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
    bambú
    edible young shoots of bamboo
    cebolla
    an aromatic flavorful vegetable
    puerro
    related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
    apio
    stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
    seta
    fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
    calabaza
    usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
    trufa
    edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
    plátano
    starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
    hinojo
    aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
    legumbre
    edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
    chop-suey de verduras
    succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking
    patata
    an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
    ñame
    edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
    boniato
    the edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine which is grown widely in warm regions of the United States
    berenjena
    egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
    berza, col
    any of various types of cabbage
    brécol
    branched green undeveloped flower heads
    coliflor
    compact head of white undeveloped flowers
    brécol, brócoli
    slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds
    pepinillo
    small prickly cucumber
    aguaturma, pataca, patata de caña, tupinambo
    sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
    col de Bruselas
    a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
    betarraga, remolacha
    round red root vegetable
    remolacha
    young leaves of the beetroot
    acelga
    long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
    pimiento
    sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
    chalote
    small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
    alubia, haba, judía
    any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
    lenteja
    round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
    guisante
    seed of a pea plant used for food
    garbanzo
    large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
    zanahoria
    orange root; important source of carotene
    apio
    any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks
    apio
    thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
    diente de león
    edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine
    colinabo
    fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant
    tomate
    mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
    salsifí
    either of two long roots eaten cooked
    chirivía, pastinaca
    whitish edible root; eaten cooked
    rábano
    pungent fleshy edible root
    nabo
    root of any of several members of the mustard family
    nabiza
    tender leaves of young white turnips
    acedera, agrilla
    large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
    espinaca
    dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
    type of:
    producto agrícola
    fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
  3. noun
    any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
    synonyms: hortaliza
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    types:
    chop-suey de verduras
    succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking
    col de Bruselas
    a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
    remolacha
    young leaves of the beetroot
    acelga
    long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
    diente de león
    edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine
    nabiza
    tender leaves of young white turnips
    acedera, agrilla
    large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
    espinaca
    dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
    lechuga
    leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
    achicoria, chicoria
    crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
    berro
    pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
    type of:
    hortaliza
    edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
  4. noun
    green foliage
    synonyms: verdor
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    type of:
    follaje, hoja
    the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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