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A '''vegetable''' is any of several various herbaceous [[plant]]s cultivated for an edible part such as the [[fruit]] or the [[root]] of the [[beet]] or the [[leaf]] of [[spinach]] or the [[seed]]s of [[bean]] plants or the [[flower]] buds of [[broccoli]] or [[cauliflower]]. ''Vegetable'' may also refer to a person who has lost their mental functioning or is in a [[comatose]] state.