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- 2. tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
- 7. egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
- 9. perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
- 11. plant cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
- 13. a melon vine of the genus Cucumis
- 14. an edible tuber native to South America
- 16. a leguminous plant grown for its edible seeds and pods
- 18. widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
- 19. a plant having a large, fleshy, edible white or yellow root
- 20. potato pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh
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- 1. bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
- 3. a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
- 4. a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
- 5. any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
- 6. plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
- 8. plant with long green stems that is eaten as a vegetable
- 10. a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
- 12. a vegetable grown for its edible leaves or flowers
- 15. mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
- 17. pepper a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe