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veg (v j)intr.v. vegged, veg·ging, veg·es Informal To engage in relaxing or passive activities. Often used with out.
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veg [vɛdʒ]n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Informal a vegetable or vegetables
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | veg - edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plantlegume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) potherb - any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers pieplant, rhubarb - long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts squash - edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable cuke, cucumber - cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons artichoke heart - the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower asparagus - edible young shoots of the asparagus plant onion - an aromatic flavorful vegetable leek - related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves cardoon - only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes celery - stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning gumbo, okra - long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews mushroom - fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi pumpkin - usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn plantain - starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
Translations veg [ˈvɛdʒ] npl (= vegetables) (mainly British) → légumes mplfruit and veg → fruits et légumesmeat and two veg dans la cuisine britannique, composition typique du plat de résistance qui comprend une viande, des pommes de terre et un autre légume
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