vegetable

Vegetable — Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to quicken, arouse …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

vegetable — 1. noun овощ green vegetables become a mere vegetable 2. adj.1) растительный; vegetable physiology физиология растений; vegetable oil растительное масло vegetable life 2) овощной; vegetable dish овощное блюдо …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

vegetable — (del lat. «vegetabĭlis») adj. y n. m. Vegetal. * * * vegetable. (Del lat. vegetabĭlis). adj. p. us. vegetal. U. t. c. s. m …   Enciclopedia Universal

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 — /vej teuh beuhl, vej i teuh /, n. 1. any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower. 2. the edible part of such a… …   Universalium

vegetable — ˈvedʒɪtəbl 1. сущ. овощ to grow vegetables ≈ выращивать овощи cooked vegetable garden vegetable green vegetables leafy vegetable raw vegetable root vegetable steamed vegetable stir fried vegetable become a mere vegetable 2. прил. 1) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

vegetable — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin vegetabilis vegetative, from vegetare to grow, from Latin, to animate, from vegetus lively, from vegēre to enliven more at wake Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, constituting, or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Vegetable — For other uses, see Vegetable (disambiguation). Farmers market showing vegetable …   Wikipedia

vegetable — ˈvedʒɪtəblовощ, зелень, (pl) овощи, растение …   Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов

vegetable — adj, m см. vegetal …   Большой испано-русский и русско-испанский словарь