leaf vegetable

noun

The leaf of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as lettuce, spinach, or rocket.

Meanings

nounleaf vegetable (plural leaf vegetables)

plural leaf vegetables

  1. The leaf of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as lettuce, spinach, or rocket.

    Synonyms: leafy greens, leafy vegetable

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe leaf of a plant used as an edible vegetable, such as lettuce, spinach, or rocket.

Translations

Bengali শাক, পাতা সবজি
  • শাক (śak)edible leaves
  • পাতা সবজি (pata śoboji)edible leaves
Chinese Mandarin 綠葉菜 /绿叶菜, 綠葉蔬菜 /绿叶蔬菜
  • 綠葉菜 /绿叶菜 (lǜyècài)edible leaves
  • 綠葉蔬菜 /绿叶蔬菜 (lǜyè shūcài)edible leaves
German Blattgemüse
  • Blattgemüseedible leaves
Swahili mboga ya majani
  • mboga ya majaniedible leaves
Cite this entry
APA

leaf vegetable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20vegetable

MLA

“leaf vegetable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20vegetable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf vegetable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20vegetable.

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