green vegetable

noun

: a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part

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Then there’s folic acid, a B vitamin naturally found in leafy green vegetables, beans, and nuts. Sarah Cottone, Health, 24 Feb. 2025 Collard Greens Leafy green vegetables can be good sources of calcium, and collard greens are a particularly good choice. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 20 Mar. 2025 Leafy Green Vegetables Leafy green vegetables are widely used in Mediterranean cuisine, particularly in salads. Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025 Dark green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, string beans, kale, collards, chard, peas, and dandelion greens as well as sweet potatoes Nuts and seeds are also a rich source of vegetarian iron. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for green vegetable

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green vegetable was in 1826

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“Green vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20vegetable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

green vegetable

noun
: a vegetable that has the edible parts rich in chlorophyll and is an important source of vitamins
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