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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Everything you want to know about vegetables. Categories, groupings, and Latin/scientific names. Also, tips specific
to a certain vegetable or category about how to grow and care for your plants.
VEGETABLE
1. any of various herbaceous plants having parts that are used as food, such as peas, beans, cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower,
and onions
2. rare; any member of the plant kingdom
--Collins Discovery Encyclopedia
VEGETABLE
Term originally used for any plant, now the name for many food plants, most of them annuals, and for their edible parts.
There is no clear botanical distinction between vegetables and fruits. Most vegetables consist largely of water, making them
low in calories. They are excellent sources of fiber, vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, and iron. Legumes (e.g., dried
beans, peas, and lentils) are a good source of complex carbohydrates, have a high protein content, and can be used to some
extent as meat substitutes. In the United States the demand for fresh vegetables during all seasons has been met by improved
methods of handling and shipping and the development of large commercial truck farms and market gardens, especially in California,
Florida, and Texas, plus importation from other countries such as Chile. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture guidelines for a healthy
diet recommend 3 to 5 servings of vegetables daily.
--The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
VEGETABLE
In the broadest sense, all plant life and plant products (vegetable matter); in common, narrow usage, the fresh edible
portion of herbaceous plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, or fruit), either eaten fresh or prepared in some way. Almost
all current vegetables were cultivated in ancient Old or New World civilizations, though some have been greatly modified.
Vegetables are good sources of minerals (especially calcium and iron), vitamins (especially A and C), and dietary fiber. All
the amino acids needed to synthesize protein are available in vegetables. Fresh vegetables quickly age and spoil, but their
storage life can be extended by such preservation methods as dehydration, canning, freezing, fermenting, and pickling.
--Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Alphabetical List & Characteristics
Vegetable Intersurf Listings
Glossary (ATTRA Publications & Some Spanish versions)
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