Definition

1. Noun:
   • Informal term for a vegetable: "veggie" is a common, informal word for a vegetable, which is a plant or part of a plant used as food.
   • Informal term for a vegetarian: "veggie" is also a casual term for a person who does not eat meat.

Usage

• Informal Context: This word is used in casual conversation, not in formal writing.
• As a Noun for Food: Refers to the edible part of a herbaceous plant.
• As a Noun for a Person: Refers to an individual whose diet excludes meat.

Examples

• Noun (Food):
• Noun (Person):

Advanced Usage

• "Veggie burger": A burger patty made from vegetables, grains, or legumes, intended as a meat substitute.
• "Veggie platter": An assortment of raw or cooked vegetables served as an appetizer or side dish.

Variants and Related Words

• Vegetable (n): The standard, more formal term for a plant part used as food.
• Vegetarian (n): The standard term for a person who does not eat meat.

Synonyms

• Greens (n): Informal for leafy green vegetables.
• Legume (n): A type of vegetable that includes beans, peas, and lentils (more specific).

Related Phrases

• "Five-a-day": A health campaign encouraging the consumption of at least five portions of fruit and vegetables daily, which includes veggies.

Noun

1. edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant