Vegetable growth

  • 1Vegetable growing — Vegetable farming is the growing of vegetables for human consumption. Traditionally it was done in the soil in small rows or blocks, often primarily for consumption on the farm, with the excess sold in nearby towns. Later, farms on the edge of… …

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  • 2Vegetable oil economy — is the potential of vegetable oil to replace fossil fuels in the economy and how it compares to other potential replacements. Vegetable oils are the basis of biodiesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Some vegetable oil blends are… …

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  • 3Vegetable fats and oils — Vegetable oil redirects here. For other uses, see Vegetable oil (disambiguation). Plant oils Olive oil Types Vegetable fats (list) …

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  • 4vegetable — [vej′tə bəl, vej′ə təbəl] adj. [ME < ML vegetabilis, vegetative, capable of growth < LL, animating, enlivening < L vegetare: see VEGETATE] 1. of, or having the nature of, plants in general [the vegetable kingdom] 2. of, having the nature …

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  • 5Growth — (gr[=o]th), n. [Icel. gr[=o][eth]r, gr[=o][eth]i. See {Grow}.] 1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number,… …

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  • 6vegetable farming — Introduction       growing of vegetable crops, primarily for use as human food.       The term vegetable in its broadest sense refers to any kind of plant life or plant product; in the narrower sense, as used in this article, however, it refers… …

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  • 7Vegetable — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vegetable >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vegetable vegetable vegetable kingdom Sgm: N 1 flora flora verdure GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 plant plant Sgm: N 2 tree tree shrub bush …

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  • 8Vegetable — For other uses, see Vegetable (disambiguation). Farmers market showing vegetable …

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  • 9vegetable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Any plant Nouns 1. vegetable kingdom, vegetation, vegetable life; plants, flora, verdure; growth, biome; weed. 2. vegetable, fungus, legume, fruit, nut, seed (see food). 3. tree; acacia, alder, almond,… …

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  • 10vegetable — veg·e·ta·ble (vĕj’tə bəl, vĕj’ĭ tə ) n. 1) a) A plant cultivated for its edible parts, such as the roots of the beet, the leaves of spinach, the flower buds of broccoli, or the fruit or seeds of certain species, as beans, corn, and squash. b) The …

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