Difference between Vegetable and Veggie

What is the difference between Vegetable and Veggie?

Vegetable as an adjective is of or relating to plants. while Veggie as an adjective is vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians

Vegetable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to plants. Of or relating to vegetables.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any plant. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense. The edible part of such a plant. A person whose body or brain has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment.

Example sentence: The West is color. Its colors are animal rather than vegetable, the colors of earth and sunlight and ripeness.

Veggie

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians

Part of speech: noun

Definition: vegetablevegetarian

We hope you now know whether to use Vegetable or Veggie in your sentence.

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