sprout vs vegetable

sprout

noun
  • An edible germinated seed. 

  • A child. 

  • A Brussels sprout. 

  • A bean sprout. 

  • A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts. 

verb
  • To emerge from the ground as sprouts. 

  • To emerge haphazardly from a surface. 

  • To emerge or appear haphazardly 

  • To cause to grow from a seed. 

  • To deprive of sprouts. 

  • To grow from seed; to germinate. 

vegetable

noun
  • The edible part of such a plant. 

  • A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state. 

  • Any plant. 

  • A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense. 

adj
  • Of or relating to plants. 

  • Of or relating to vegetables. 

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