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- 4. these vegetables in which the stems are eaten, examples are asparagus, celery, and artichokes
- 7. these are technically fruits as they are the seed bearing part of the ovary of a plant but in the culinary sense they are considered vegetables, examples are bell peppers, avocados, cucumber, and tomatoes
- 10. Fruits that have a crunchy outer core and an inedible pit, examples are apples and pears
- 11. are a cluster of many fruits that are produced from a flower, examples are raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries
- 12. these vegetables are found underground and contain a high amount of starch, examples are potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams
- 13. a fruit that has a relatively thin exterior and more than one seed inside, examples are kiwi, banana, and grapes
- 14. vegetables in which the seeds are edible, examples are green beans, peas, okra, and corn
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- 1. The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seeds and can be eaten as food
- 2. Any fruit that has only one seed or “stone”, examples are peach, plum, cherry, and mango
- 3. vegetables in which the leaves are eaten, examples are lettuce, spinach, and cabbage
- 5. fruit that is covered by a hard, thick rind with a soft flesh inside with seeds filling multiple sections, examples are watermelon and cantaloupe
- 6. these vegetables are found underground, examples are beets, carrots, turnips, radishes, and onions
- 8. these fruits are generally sour and acidic and have an inside wagon wheel shaped cross section, examples are oranges, lemons, and limes
- 9. derives from a Latin word meaning “growing or flourishing”