1 (informal) (also veggie especially in AmE) a plant or part of a plant that is eaten as food. Potatoes, beans and onions are all vegetables:
green vegetables (for example CABBAGE) * root vegetables (for example CARROTS) * a salad of raw vegetables * a vegetable garden / patch / plot * vegetable oils * vegetable matter (= plants in general)
compareANIMAL, FRUIT, MINERAL
2 (BrE also cabbage) a person who is physically alive but not capable of much mental or physical activity, for example because of an accident or illness:
Severe brain damage turned him into a vegetable.
3 a person who has a boring life:
Since losing my job I've felt like a vegetable.
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