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Sample words: BEETS, ACORN, PEAS, CAPERS, CARROT, CELERY, BEANS, BASIL, TARO, YAM, TUBER, BEET, NORI, NOPAL, LIME, PEA.
Vegetables & Fruits word list, defined
- BEETS /biːts/ · noun
- Beets are the plural of beet: the edible root of the plant Beta vulgaris, typically deep red or purple, and the plant itself when grown as a crop. Related: beetroots.
- ACORN /ˈeɪkɔːrn/ · noun
- The nut of the oak tree, typically containing a single seed enclosed in a tough shell and partly surrounded by a scaly cup-shaped base. Related: oak nut, mast, seed.
- PEAS /piːz/ · noun
- Small, round, green or yellowish vegetables, often eaten as a side dish or used in soups and stews. Related: beans, legumes, vegetables, greens.
- CAPERS /ˈkeɪpərz/ · noun
- Capers are the small, unopened flower buds of the caper bush (Capparis spinosa), typically pickled in brine or vinegar and used as a pungent, salty condiment. The word is also the plural of "caper," meaning a playful leap or frolicsome prank. Related: caper berries, pickled nasturtium seeds, green olives.
- CARROT /ˈkærət/ · noun
- A tapered orange root vegetable of the plant Daucus carota, eaten raw or cooked; also, figuratively, a reward or incentive offered to persuade someone to do something. Related: root vegetable.
- CELERY /ˈsɛləri/ · noun
- A cultivated plant of the parsley family with crisp, ribbed leafstalks that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable; also, the stalks themselves when used as food.
- BEANS /biːnz/ · noun (plural)
- The plural of 'bean': the edible seeds of various climbing plants of the pea family, eaten as a vegetable, or the seeds of other plants such as coffee or cocoa that resemble them. Related: legumes, pulses, seeds.
- BASIL /ˈbæzəl/ (UK), /ˈbeɪzəl/ (US) · noun
- An aromatic herb of the mint family, with sweet-smelling leaves used fresh or dried as a culinary seasoning, especially in Italian and Southeast Asian cooking. Also, a cultivated plant of the genus Ocymum/Ocimum. Related: herb, seasoning, sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum.
- TARO /ˈtɑːrəʊ/ (British), /ˈtɑːroʊ/ (American) · noun
- Taro is an edible corm from the aroid family, especially the plant Colocasia esculenta. Its starchy corms and leaves are widely cooked in many parts of the world. Related: dasheen, gabi, kalo.
- YAM /jæm/ · noun
- A yam is the edible, starchy tuber of various plants in the genus Dioscorea, many of which are cultivated in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. In informal US usage, yam also traditionally refers to a sweet potato, although the two vegetables are botanically distinct. Related: sweet potato.
- TUBER /ˈtjuːbə(r)/ (British); /ˈtuːbər/ (American) · noun
- A swollen, usually underground plant organ, chiefly a modified stem, that stores food and can grow into a new plant. By extension, a rounded swelling or projection, especially in anatomy. Related: swelling, protuberance, knob, lump.
- BEET /biːt/ · noun
- A biennial plant of the amaranth family (Beta vulgaris), cultivated for its fleshy edible root and for its leaves; the root itself, typically dark red, eaten as a vegetable. Related: beetroot, mangel-wurzel, chard.
- NORI /ˈnɔːri/ · noun
- An edible seaweed, especially the kind processed into thin, flat sheets and used in Japanese cooking. It is commonly served with sushi and may be plain, toasted, or seasoned. Related: seaweed, laver, dried seaweed.
- NOPAL /ˈnoʊpəl/ · noun
- Any of several prickly pear cacti of the genus Opuntia, typically having flat, segmented stems. The term may also refer to the edible stem segment, or pad, of such a cactus. Related: prickly pear, Opuntia, prickly pear cactus, pear cactus.
- LIME /laɪm/ (fruit, lime tree, and the color lime); /lɪm/ (the chemical substance calcium hydroxide) · noun
- A small citrus fruit with green or yellow-green skin, a tart taste, and a segmented interior; also the tree that produces it. The word can also refer to the white chemical substance calcium hydroxide, or to a bright green color. Related: lime fruit, key lime, citrus, calcium hydroxide.
- PEA /piː/ · noun and verb
- The small, round, typically green seed of the pea plant, eaten fresh as a vegetable or dried as a pulse. The word can also denote the plant itself and, more rarely, a small pellet-like projectile. Related: legume, pulse, garden pea, green pea.
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