veg vs vegetable

veg

noun
  • vegetable(s). 

  • A unit of subjective weight, equivalent to the perceived weight of lifting 100 grams. 

  • vegetarian food. 

verb
  • to vegetate; to engage in complete inactivity; to rest 

adj
  • vegetarian 

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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