Any vegetable used as a flavor base for cooking, usually by sweating or sautéeing. Carrots, onions, garlic, peppers, and celery are often used for this purpose.

A nonreproductive cell; any cell that is not involved in the production of gametes.

(mythology) A legendary plant believed to grow sheep from its branches.

(cooking) A soup made from a variety of vegetables, typically carrots, celery, tomatoes, and beans.

plural of vegetative cell

plural of root vegetable

The root of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as the carrot, potato, or onion.

plural of vegetable soup

Any edible seaweed, such as agar.

plural of vegetable oil