Vegetable
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. tomato
A. An edible tuber native to South America
2. avocado
B. Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
3. Spinach
C. Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
4. Corn salad
D. Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits
5. onion
E. A melon vine of the genus ___
6. cucumber
F. Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
7. Potato
G. A cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
8. artichoke
H. Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible
9. Celery cabbage
I. Plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
10. Collards
J. Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
11. sweet pepper
K. A plant of the genus Valerianella
12. broccoli
L. Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
13. cabbage
M. A plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
14. celeriac
N. Pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large ___ tuberous root
15. Asparagus
O. Big orange squash carved at Halloween
16. cauliflower
P. Marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
17. carrot
Q. Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
18. Sweet potato
R. Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
19. zucchini
S. Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
20. radish
T. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling ___
21. lettuce
U. Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
22. pumpkin
V. Variety of kale having smooth leaves (plural)