CVO Mostly Vegetables

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  1. 4. (OLIVE) a strong-smelling bulb, used as a flavoring in cooking and in herbal medicine.
  2. 8. (BLACK) a plant with thick green or purple leaves, sold by the head.
  3. 12. (GREY)a glossy red, or occasionally yellow, pulpy edible fruit that is eaten as a vegetable or in salad.
  4. 14. (BLUE) a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickeled.
  5. 15. (BLACK) the starchy root vegetable with a soft reddish skin and dark interior. In the United States, it seems to be interchangeable with a sweet potato, although it is a completely different vegetable.
  6. 16. (SILVER) a widely cultivated edible plant with large, dark green leaves that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. A favorite vegetable of Poppeye the Sailor.
  7. 17. (RED) a tropical Asian plant with an edible starchy root, used to make Hawaiian POI, which can be eaten with one finger or two fingers.
  8. 18. (MUSTARD) an edible bulb with a pungent taste and smell, composed of concentric layers, used in cooking.
  9. 19. (GREEN)a widely cultivated vegetable with swollen purplish-red roots. Often grown as a source of food for humans and livestock. Some varieties are gorwn for processing sugar.
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  1. 1. (BLUE) also known as cassava, the starchy potato like root of a tropical tree, popular as food in tropical countries.
  2. 2. (ROSE) a tall annual herb that is cultivated for its green pods used especially in soups or stews; a basic ingredient in Louisiana Gumbo.
  3. 3. (OLIVE) a long tapering cream-colored root, vegetable, shaped like a carrot, with a sweet flavor.
  4. 5. (OLIVE) a variety of cabbage with a large immature flower head of small creamy-white flower buds
  5. 6. (RED) a plant with edible leaves, sold by the head, that are usually the main ingredient of a green salad.
  6. 7. (OLIVE) a cultivated variety of cabbage with heads of green buds that are eaten as a vegetable. Not a favorite vegetable of President Bush!
  7. 8. (RED) a plant with closely packed leafstalks that are eaten raw or cooked.
  8. 9. (MUSTARD) a large rounded orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, edible flesh, and many seeds. Makes great pies and is often used as a Halloween decoration.
  9. 10. (BLACK) a root vegetable, especially a variety that is small, spherical, with red skin and eaten raw with salad.
  10. 11. (GREEN) a green variety of smooth-skinned summer squash.
  11. 13. (GRAY)a starchy plant that grows underground and is one of the most important food crops, often fried and served with hamburgers.
  12. 14. (RED) a tapering orange-colored root eaten as a vegetable. Rabbits love them!