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A vegetable is a food group and food ingredient that is a subclass of cultivated edible plant. It is made from material classified as a cultigen and is part of the fruits and vegetables category. The subject is distinct from fruit and contains water. It is studied by the fields of agronomy and ethnobiology.

The topic is maintained by WikiProject Plants and WikiProject Food and drink. It appears in the Commons category "Vegetables" and has the gallery titled "Vegetable." Descriptions of the subject are found in sources including the Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. It is referenced by 2,275 other encyclopedia articles.