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vegetable meaning in Tamil

காய்கறி kāykaṟi

/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl//ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/

vegetable in Tamil: காய்கறி (kāykaṟi), மரக்கறி (marakkaṟi). In English, vegetable means any plant.

Tamil words for vegetable

any plant
காய்கறி kāykaṟi, மரக்கறி marakkaṟi
a plant raised for some edible part of it
காய்கறி kāykaṟi, மரக்கறி marakkaṟi
edible part of such a plant
காய்கறி kāykaṟi, மரக்கறி marakkaṟi
of or relating to plants
காய்கறி kāykaṟi
of or relating to vegetables
காய்கறி kāykaṟi

English meaning of vegetable

  1. noun Any plant.
  2. noun 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, and usually including non-plants lumped into the same culinary category, such as edible mushrooms and seaweed.
  3. noun The edible part of such a plant.
  4. noun A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.

Full definition of vegetable

vegetable in a sentence

  • This substance is vegetable, not mineral.

Synonyms of vegetable

vegetable in other languages

Questions about vegetable in Tamil

What is the meaning of vegetable in Tamil?
Vegetable in Tamil is காய்கறி (kāykaṟi), மரக்கறி (marakkaṟi).
vegetable என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Vegetable: காய்கறி (kāykaṟi), மரக்கறி (marakkaṟi).
What does vegetable mean in English?
Vegetable means any plant.

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