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A vegetable is an edible plant part, such as leaves, roots, or seeds, that is commonly eaten as food. Vegetables are important to people's diets around the world and are widely sold and traded in markets for everyday consumption.
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- Instance of
- food group
- Part of
- fruits and vegetables
- Has part
- water
- Material used
- cultigen
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- Etymology
- Terminology
- History
- Some common vegetables
- Nutrition and health
- Recommendations
- Production
- Cultivation
- Harvesting
- Storage
- Preservation
- Top producers
- Standards
- See also
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Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. An alternative definition is applied somewhat arbitrarily, often by culinary and cultural tradition; it may include savoury fruits such as tomatoes and squash, flowers such as broccoli, and seeds such as pulses, but exclude foods derived from some plants that are fruits, flowers, nuts, and cereal grains.