green vegetable
noun
: a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part
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Unlike green vegetables, potatoes are high in carbohydrates and starches.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2023
Leafy green vegetables provide important vitamins and minerals for everyone’s diet.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
The Flex Farms can produce more than 300 pounds of fresh leafy green vegetables in less than a month.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
Good sources of iron include nuts, tofu, legumes and dark leafy green vegetables like spinach and broccoli.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
According to the report, Curry was found in possession of 216 grams of meth and 10 grams of green vegetable matter.
—Parker Mancino, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2024
Think leafy green vegetables, fresh fruits and whole grains.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Even those who may not usually love the green vegetable will love scooping up this appetizer.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2024
Grated lemon zest adds zip to green vegetables — added last-minute, to avoid discoloring - and perfumes whipped cream for plopping on pie slices.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2023
Leafy green vegetables provide important vitamins and minerals for everyone’s diet.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
The Flex Farms can produce more than 300 pounds of fresh leafy green vegetables in less than a month.
—Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
Good sources of iron include nuts, tofu, legumes and dark leafy green vegetables like spinach and broccoli.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
According to the report, Curry was found in possession of 216 grams of meth and 10 grams of green vegetable matter.
—Parker Mancino, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2024
Think leafy green vegetables, fresh fruits and whole grains.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Even those who may not usually love the green vegetable will love scooping up this appetizer.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2024
Grated lemon zest adds zip to green vegetables — added last-minute, to avoid discoloring - and perfumes whipped cream for plopping on pie slices.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Green vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20vegetable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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