Vegetable
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
t
a
t
Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
2.
a
o
c
Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
3.
S
a
h
Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
4.
C
r
s
a
A plant of the genus Valerianella
6.
o
n
Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
7.
c
u
c
m
A melon vine of the genus ___
8.
P
o
o
An edible tuber native to South America
9.
a
t
h
e
Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
10.
C
e
y
c
a
g
Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling ___
11.
C
o
l
r
Variety of kale having smooth leaves (plural)
12.
s
p
e
p
e
Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits
13.
b
c
c
o
Plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
14.
c
a
e
Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
15.
c
i
a
c
Grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
16.
A
p
r
a
Plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
17.
c
f
o
w
r
A plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds
18.
c
r
t
Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible
19.
S
p
a
t
o
Pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large ___ tuberous root
20.
z
c
h
i
Marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
21.
r
i
h
A cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
22.
l
t
c
Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
23.
p
u
p
Big orange squash carved at Halloween