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es growing in a vegetable garden]] Vegetable is a Culinary term. Its definition has no Scientific value, and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. Any part of a Herbaceous Plant that humans eat whole or in part is a vegetable, except for culinary Fruit s and arguably Grain s, Nut s, Herb s, and Spice s. Also, Mushroom s are commonly considered vegetables, despite belonging to a different Biological Kingdom , namely Fungi (which used to be classified as plants). Vegetables include Leaf Vegetable s (for example Lettuce ), stem vegetables ( Asparagus ), Root Vegetable s ( Carrot ), flower vegetables ( Broccoli ), Bulb s ( Garlic ) and botanical fruits such as Cucumber s, Squashes , Pumpkin s, Avocado s, Capsicum s, as well as botanical Pulses such as Green Bean s, and fleshy, immature seeds such as those of Pea s or Bean s. Since "vegetable" is not a Botanical term, there is no contradiction in a plant part being a fruit botanically while still being considered a vegetable (see diagram). See Nix V. Hedden for a United States Supreme Court's ruling on the matter. In general, vegetables are thought of as being Savoury , and not Sweet (with some exceptions, such as Rhubarb and Pumpkin ). Commercial production of vegetables is a branch of Horticulture called ''olericulture''. Etymology (Word Origin) Vegetable is also used as a literary term for any plant: ''vegetable matter,'' ''vegetable kingdom''. It comes from Latin vegetabilis (animated) and from vegetare (enliven) in reference to the process of a plant growing. It wasn't until the 15th century when the word Vegetable was first used in print. And not until the 18th century when the word was used as a noun referring directly to the category of plants. See also External links |