leaf vegetable

liːf ˈvɛdʒtəbəl

Definition

Definition of leaf vegetable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cookingedible leaves of plants used as vegetables

Spinach is a popular leaf vegetable in many dishes.

leafy greens

salad greens

foodedible plant or part of a plant consisting of leaves

Spinach is a popular leaf vegetable rich in iron and vitamins..

salad green

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Images of leaf vegetable

edible leaves of plants used as vegetables
edible plant or part of a plant consisting of leaves

Expressions with leaf

leaf through

turn pages of a book quickly without reading carefully

He leaf through the magazine while waiting.

leaf peeping

activity of traveling to view and photograph autumn foliage

Every fall, they go leaf peeping in the mountains.

fig leaf

something used to hide an undesirable fact

The apology was just a fig leaf for their mistakes.

turn over a new leaf

make a fresh start by changing habits or behavior for the better

After years of procrastination, he decided to turn over a new leaf.

shake like a leaf

tremble intensely from fear, cold, or nervousness

He began to shake like a leaf before the speech.

shivering like a leaf

adj.

extremely nervous or anxious

He was shivering like a leaf before his big presentation.

Expressions with vegetable

vegetable existence

passive state of living without active engagement

After the accident, he lived in a vegetable existence.

become a vegetable

lose mental or physical abilities severely

After the accident, he became a vegetable.

vegetable oil

oil from plants used in cooking or as fatty acid esters

Vegetable oil is used for frying and in making soap.

raw vegetable

uncooked plant food typically eaten in salads

She added several types of raw vegetables to her lunch salad.

vegetable box

container for storing vegetables

She kept the carrots in the vegetable box.

vegetable garden

area of land where vegetables are grown

She planted tomatoes in her vegetable garden.

vegetable juice

liquid made from blended vegetables

She drinks vegetable juice every morning for breakfast.

vegetable patch

small garden area for growing vegetables

She spends her weekends tending to her vegetable patch.

vegetable soup

soup made from various vegetables

She prepared a delicious vegetable soup for dinner.

leafy vegetable

plant with edible leaves consumed as food

Spinach is a popular leafy vegetable.

Terms with leaf vegetable included in their meaning

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collard

leaf vegetable

leafy plant eaten as a cooked or raw vegetable

rocket

salad green

leaf vegetable Eruca sativa used in salads

mountain spinach

plants

plant in the amaranth family used as a leaf vegetable

orach

plant

type of saltbush used as leaf vegetable

wall rocket

cooking

leaf vegetable from the genus Diplotaxis

Examples of leaf vegetable in a sentence

Farmers markets often sell a variety of leaf vegetables.
Leaf vegetable salads are both healthy and delicious.

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French:légume à feuilles, légume-feuille, ...
German:Blattgemüse, ...
Italian:verdura a foglia, ...
Spanish:verdura de hoja, ...
Portuguese:hortaliça, ...
Chinese:绿叶蔬菜, ...
Japanese:葉野菜, リーフベジタブル, ...
Arabic:خُضار وَرَقِيَّة, نَبَات وَرَقِي, ...
Hebrew:יֶרֶק עָלִים, יְרָקוֹת עָלִים, ...
Russian:листовой овощ, ...
Ukrainian:листовий овоч, ...
Hindi:पत्तेदार सब्जी, ...
Bengali:পাতা সবজি, পাতা শাক, ...
Catalan:verdura de fulla, hortalissa de fulla, ...
Czech:listová zelenina, ...
Danish:bladgrøntsag, ...
Dutch:bladgroente, ...
Greek:φυλλώδες λαχανικό, πράσινο λαχανικό, ...
Hungarian:leveles zöldség, zöld leveles zöldség, ...
Khmer:បន្លែស្លឹក, ...
Korean:잎채소, 잎채소류, ...
Persian:سبزی برگی, ...
Polish:warzywo liściaste, liściaste warzywo, ...
Portuguese (BR):verdura, hortaliça, ...
Romanian:legumă cu frunze, legumă frunzoasă, ...
Swedish:bladgrönsak, ...
Thai:ผักใบเขียว, ...
Turkish:yapraklı sebze, ...
Vietnamese:loại rau lá, rau lá, ...

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