英语分类词集蔬菜 vegetables.docx

1、英语分类词集蔬菜 vegetablesVegetables1.(head of)cauliflower: a vegetable with green leaves around a large hard white head of flowers2.broccoli: a vegetable with a thick green stem and several dark green or purple flower heads3.cabbage: a round vegetable with large green, purplish-red or white leaves that ca

2、n be eaten raw or cooked4.brussels sprouts:a vegetable consisting of the small compact bud of a variety of cabbage5.watercress: a water plant with small round green leaves and thin stems. It has a strong taste and is often eaten raw in salads6.lettuce: a plant with large green leaves that are eaten

3、raw, especially in salad. There are many types of lettuce7.escarole: an endive of a variety with broad undivided leaves and a slightly bitter flavor, used in salads8.spinach: a vegetable with large dark green leaves that are usually eaten cooked9.herb(s）: any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers use

4、d for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume10.celery: a vegetable with long crisp light green stems that are often eaten rawartichoke11.(ear of)corn: A North American cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob. Its many varieties yield numerous products, highly valued fo

5、r both human and livestock consumption12.cob: The central, cylindrical, woody part of the corn ear to which the grains, or kernels, are attached13.kidney bean(s): a type of reddish-brown bean shaped like a kidney that is usually dried before it is sold and then soaked before cooking14.black bean(s):

6、 a type of bean used in Chinese cooking15.string bean(s): A long, slender variety of green bean16.lima bean(s): An edible flat whitish bean17.pea(s): a small round green seed, eaten as a vegetable. Several peas grow together inside a long thin pod on a climbing plant also called a pea18.pod: a long

7、thin case filled with seeds that develops from the flowers of some plants, especially peas and beans19.asparagus: a plant whose young green or white stems are cooked and eaten as a vegetable20.tomato(es): a soft fruit with a lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten as a vegetable either raw or

8、cooked21.cucumber(s): a long vegetable with dark green skin and light green flesh, that is usually eaten raw22.eggplant：The somewhat large egg-shaped fruit of a tropical Old World plant, eaten as a vegetable. Its skin is typically dark purple, but the skin of certain cultivated varieties is white or

9、 yellow23.pepper(s)：a hollow fruit, usually red, green or yellow, eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked24.potato(es)：a round white vegetable with a brown or red skin that grows underground as the root of a plant also called a potato25.yam：the large root of a tropical plant that is cooked as a ve

10、getable26.garlic：a vegetable of the onion family with a very strong taste and smell, used in cooking to give flavour to food27.clove：one of the small separate sections of a bulb(= the round underground part)of garlic28.pumpkin：a large round vegetable with thick orange skin. The seeds can be dried an

11、d eaten and the soft flesh can be cooked as a vegetable or in sweet pies29.zucchini：A green variety of smooth-skinned summer squash30.acorn squash：A winter squash, typically of a dark green variety, with a longitudinally ridged rind31.radish(es)：a small crisp red or white root vegetable with a stron

12、g taste, eaten raw in salads32.mushroom(s)：a fungus with a round flat head and short stem. Many mushrooms can be eaten33.onion(s)：a round vegetable with many layers inside each other and a brown, red or white skin. Onions have a strong smell and flavour34.carrot(s)：a long pointed orange root vegetab

13、le33.beet(s)：a plant with a root that is used as a vegetable, especially for feeding animals or making sugar34.turnip：a round white, or white and purple, root vegetable35.artichoke：a round vegetable with a lot of thick green leaves. The bottom part of the leaves and the inside of the artichoke can be eaten when cooked