adj.
1.of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants vegetable n.
1.edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
2.any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
Idiom of the Day
tenterhooks
to be in a state of suspense or strain because of uncertainty
We have been on tenterhooks all week while we wait for the court decision.