vegetable+life
31Vegetable — For other uses, see Vegetable (disambiguation). Farmers market showing vegetable …
32vegetable — n. & adj. n. 1 Bot. any of various plants, esp. a herbaceous plant used wholly or partly for food, e.g. a cabbage, potato, turnip, or bean. 2 colloq. a a person who is incapable of normal intellectual activity, esp. through brain injury etc. b a… …
33vegetable — veg·e·ta·ble (vĕj’tə bəl, vĕj’ĭ tə ) n. 1) a) A plant cultivated for its edible parts, such as the roots of the beet, the leaves of spinach, the flower buds of broccoli, or the fruit or seeds of certain species, as beans, corn, and squash. b) The …
34vegetable — {{11}}vegetable (adj.) c.1400, living and growing as a plant, from O.Fr. vegetable living, fit to live, from M.L. vegetabilis growing, flourishing, from L.L. vegetabilis animating, enlivening, from L. vegetare to enliven, from vegetus vigorous,… …
35Vegetable kingdom — Kingdom King dom, n. [AS. cyningd[=o]m. See 2d {King}, and { dom}.] 1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. [1913 Webster] Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Ps. cxiv.… …
36Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
37Life and culture of Jats — The Life and culture of Jats is full of diversity and approaches most closely to that ascribed to the traditional Aryan colonists of India. The Jat lifestyle was designed to foster a martial spirit. As the situation changed, some Jats started… …
38vegetable — [14] Latin vegēre meant ‘be active’ (it was formed from the same Indo European base as lies behind English vigil, vigour, and wake). From it was derived vegetus ‘active’, which in turn formed the basis of vegetāre ‘enliven, animate’. From this… …
39vegetable — [14] Latin vegēre meant ‘be active’ (it was formed from the same Indo European base as lies behind English vigil, vigour, and wake). From it was derived vegetus ‘active’, which in turn formed the basis of vegetāre ‘enliven, animate’. From this… …
40vegetable — [ vɛdʒtəb(ə)l, vɛdʒɪtə ] noun 1》 a plant or part of a plant used as food. 2》 informal, derogatory a person who is incapable of normal mental or physical activity, especially through brain damage. ↘a person with a dull or inactive life. Origin …
