N-COUNT Vegetables are plants such as cabbages, potatoes, and onions that you can cook and eat. 蔬菜
ADJ Vegetable matter comes from plants. 植物的 [正式]
N-COUNT If someone refers to a brain-damaged person as a vegetable, they mean that the person cannot move, think, or speak. 植物人 [非正式，侮辱] [usu sing] [1]