green vegetable

noun

1. a vegetable having green edible parts, as lettuce or broccoli.

Word History and Origins

Origin of green vegetable¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In this study, the researchers applied the sensors for hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid to pak choi, a leafy green vegetable also known as bok choy or Chinese cabbage.

From Science Daily

“I recall spending over three months living solely on green vegetable juice at one stage,” he said in the interview.

From New York Times

The recipe for pasta primavera that ran in the Times instructs the cook to blanch each green vegetable separately in salted water — a decidedly French level of fussiness.

From Washington Post

"It's a criteria that I set for myself. It's looking at technique, looking at if something is cooked correctly. Is a green vegetable cooked correctly? Is it green, but still cooked through? Is a piece of meat cooked to the desired temperature that the chef wants?"

From Salon

Is a green vegetable cooked correctly?

From Salon