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'' is also an informal term referring to a person who has impaired mental functioning or is in a [[comatose]] state. <ref>American Psychological Association (APA):vegetable. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved July 02, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vegetable</ref> | 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'' is also an informal term referring to a person who has impaired mental functioning or is in a [[comatose]] state. <ref>American Psychological Association (APA):vegetable. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved July 02, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vegetable</ref> |