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vegetable / ˈvedʒtəbl/ noun

(informal, especially in North American English veggie) a
plant or part of a plant that is eaten as food.
Potatoes, beans and onions are all vegetables.
green vegetables (= for example cabbage)
root vegetables (= for example carrots)
a salad of raw vegetables
a vegetable garden/patch/plot
vegetable matter (= plants in general)

3). Words with the same spelling but different
use or meaning : nibble

nibble verb
BrE /ˈnɪbl/ ; NAmE /ˈnɪbl/

[transitive, intransitive] to take small bites of something,
especially food nibble something
We sat drinking wine and nibbling olives.
He nibbled her ear playfully .
nibble (at/on something) She took some cake from the tray
and nibbled at it.

[intransitive] nibble (at something) to show a slight
interest in an offer, idea, etc.
He nibbled at the idea, but would not make a definite
decision.

4). Varieties of meaning: disease

disease noun
BrE /dɪˈziːz/; NAmE /dɪˈziːz/
1. [uncountable, countable] an illness affecting
humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease health measures to
prevent the spread of disease
an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be
passed to somebody very easily)
It is not known what causes the disease. Protection