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