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This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts.
Vegetable. Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds. An alternative definition of the term is applied somewhat ...
Cabbage. Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of Brassica oleracea, is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( B. oleracea var. oleracea ), and belongs to the "cole crops" or brassicas, meaning it is closely related ...
The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, [ 2][ 3][ 4] all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia. The plant probably originated in Iran and ...
Broccoli is an annual plant which can grow up to 60–90 cm (20–40 in) tall. [ 11] Broccoli is very similar to cauliflower, but unlike it, its floral buds are well-formed and clearly visible. [further explanation needed] The inflorescence grows at the end of a central, thick stem and is dark green. Violet, yellow or even white heads have been ...
The plant disperses by seed. [1] The edible tuber has a rough skin that is difficult to peel but readily softened by cooking. The skins vary in color from dark brown to light pink. The majority, or meat, of the vegetable is composed of a much softer substance ranging in color from white or yellow to purple or pink in mature yams.
Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa) is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and seeds. Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, such as soups, sandwiches and wraps; it can also be grilled. [ 3]
Brassica ( / ˈbræsɪkə /) is a genus of plants in the cabbage and mustard family ( Brassicaceae ). The members of the genus are informally known as cruciferous vegetables, cabbages, mustard plants, or simply brassicas. [ 2] Crops from this genus are sometimes called cole crops —derived from the Latin caulis, denoting the stem or stalk of a ...