Vegetable Crossword

4. a hardy cabbage of a variety that produces erect stems with large leaves and no compact head
5. a cultivated plant of the daisy family, with edible leaves that are a usual ingredient of salads
7. a widely cultivated edible Asian plant of the goosefoot family, with large, dark green leaves that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable
9. a tall plant of the lily family with fine feathery foliage, cultivated for its edible shoots
13. a tapering orange-colored root eaten as a vegetable
16. an edible bulb with a pungent taste and smell, composed of several concentric layers, used in cooking
17. a cabbage of a variety that bears a large immature flower head of small creamy-white flower buds
18. a round root with white or cream flesh that is eaten as a vegetable and also has edible leaves

1. a cultivated plant of the parsley family, with closely packed succulent leafstalks that are eaten raw or cooked
2. a strong-smelling pungent-tasting bulb, used as a flavoring in cooking, and is closely related to the onion
3. a spherical green seed that is grown in pods
6. a cultivated plant eaten as a vegetable, having thick green or purple leaves surrounding a spherical heart or head of young leaves
8. a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled
10. European plant cultivated for its large thistlelike flower heads
11. a cabbage of a variety similar to the cauliflower, bearing heads of green or purplish flower buds
12. a North American cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob, eaten by humans and livestock
14. a green variety of smooth-skinned summer squash
15. a swollen pungent-tasting edible root, especially a variety that is small, spherical, and red, and eaten raw with salad