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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

matter go
that which has mass and occupies space

solid go
matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

food, solid food go
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

produce, green goods, green groceries, garden truck go
fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

vegetable, veggie, veg
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

noun.food

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julienne, julienne vegetable go
a vegetable cut into thin strips (usually used as a garnish)
raw vegetable, rabbit food go
an uncooked vegetable
legume go
the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
potherb go
any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning
green, greens, leafy vegetable go
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
solanaceous vegetable go
any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae
root vegetable go
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
pieplant, rhubarb go
long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
cruciferous vegetable go
a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens
squash go
edible fruit of a squash plant
cucumber, cuke go
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable
artichoke, globe artichoke go
a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
artichoke heart go
the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower
asparagus go
edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
bamboo shoot go
edible young shoots of bamboo
onion go
an aromatic flavorful vegetable
leek go
related to onions
cardoon go
only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery)
celery go
stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
gumbo, okra go
long mucilaginous green pods
mushroom go
fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
pumpkin go
usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
truffle, earthnut go
edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
plantain go
starchy banana-like fruit
fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio go
aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads