Vegetable Definition–noun | 1. | any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower. | | 2. | the edible part of such a plant, as the tuber of the potato. | | 3. | any member of th
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Gardening Definition–noun | 1. | the act of cultivating or tending a garden. | | 2. | the work or art of a gardener. | |
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News-Press.com - Found Sep. 19, 2008
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