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Vegetable vs Kerite - What's the difference?

vegetable | kerite |

As nouns the difference between vegetable and kerite

is that vegetable is any plant while kerite is a compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.

As an adjective vegetable

is of or relating to plants.

vegetable

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.

    • Synonyms

    * (derogatory term for a person with brain damage) cabbage

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to plants.
  • Of or relating to vegetables.

    • Related terms

    * vegan * vegetarian * vegetate * vegetation * veggie * vegetable oil

    External links

    * (wikipedia "vegetable") * 1000 English basic words

    kerite

    English

    Noun

  • A compound in which tar or asphalt combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; formerly used as an insulating material in telegraphy.
    • (Webster 1913)